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1 How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts!
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How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD Almighty!
2 My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD ; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to 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 The bird also has found a house, 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.
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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 How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah.
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Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
5 How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion!
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Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings.
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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 They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
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They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah.
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Hear my prayer, LORD God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.
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