1
To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. How lovely is thy dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!
2
My soul longs, yea, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
3
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at thy altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.
4
Blessed are those who dwell in thy house, ever singing thy praise! [Selah]
5
Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
6
As they go through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools.
7
They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion.
8
O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! [Selah]
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