[1] How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!
[2] My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
[3] Even the sparrow has found a home, And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young— Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, My King and my God.
[4] Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah
[5] Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
[6] As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools.
[7] They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion.
[8] O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
[9] O God, behold our shield, And look upon the face of Your anointed.
[10] For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
[11] For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
[12] O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!