1How lovely is your dwelling place,Lord Almighty!
2My soul yearns, even faints,for the courts of the Lord;my heart and my flesh cry outfor the living God.
3Even the sparrow has found a home,and the swallow a nest for herself,where she may have her young—a place near your altar,Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
4Blessed are those who dwell in your house;they are ever praising you.
5Blessed are those whose strength is in you,whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6As they pass through the Valley of Baka,they make it a place of springs;the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7They go from strength to strength,till each appears before God in Zion.
8Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty;listen to me, God of Jacob.
9Look on our shield, O God;look with favor on your anointed one.
10Better is one day in your courtsthan a thousand elsewhere;I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my Godthan dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11For the Lord God is a sun and shield;the Lord bestows favor and honor;no good thing does he withholdfrom those whose walk is blameless.
12Lord Almighty,blessed is the one who trusts in you.