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1 (83-1) <Unto the end, for the winepresses, a psalm for the sons of Core.> (83-2) How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
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How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD Almighty!
2 (83-3) my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God.
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My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 (83-4) For the sparrow hath found herself a house, and the turtle a nest for herself where she may lay her young ones: Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my king and my God.
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Even 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.
4 (83-5) Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, O Lord: they shall praise thee for ever and ever.
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Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
5 (83-6) Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps,
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Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 (83-7) In the vale of tears, in the place which he hath set.
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As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7 (83-8) For the lawgiver shall give a blessing, they shall go from virtue to virtue: the God of gods shall be seen in Sion.
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They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
8 (83-9) O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob.
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Hear my prayer, LORD God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.
9 (83-10) Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.
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Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one.
10 (83-11) For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.
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Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 (83-12) For God loveth mercy and truth: the Lord will give grace and glory.
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For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
12 (83-13) He will not deprive of good things them that walk in innocence: O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
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LORD Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.
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