¹ How lovely are your dwellings, ² My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. ³ Yes, the sparrow has found a home,
near your altars, LORD of Armies, my King, and my God. ⁴ Blessed are those who dwell in your house. ⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you, ⁶ Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs.
Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings. ⁷ They go from strength to strength.
Every one of them appears before God in Zion. ⁸ LORD, God of Armies, hear my prayer.
Listen, God of Jacob. Selah. ⁹ Behold, God our shield, ¹⁰ For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. ¹¹ For the LORD God is a sun and a shield. ¹² LORD of Armies,
blessed is the man who trusts in you.