The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 For the leader. On the gittit. A psalm of the sons of Korach: How deeply loved are your dwelling-places, ADONAI-Tzva'ot!
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To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!
2 My soul yearns, yes, faints with longing for the courtyards of ADONAI; my heart and body cry for joy to the living God.
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My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 As the sparrow finds herself a home and the swallow her nest, where she lays her young, [so my resting-place is] by your altars, ADONAI-Tzva'ot, 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 lay her young-- Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, My King and my God.
4 How happy are those who live in your house; they never cease to praise you! (Selah)
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Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah
5 How happy the man whose strength is in you, in whose heart are [pilgrim] highways.
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Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
6 Passing through the [dry] Baka Valley, they make it a place of springs, and the early rain clothes it with blessings.
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As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength and appear before God in Tziyon.
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They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion.
8 ADONAI, God of armies, hear my prayer; listen, God of Ya'akov. (Selah)
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O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
9 God, see our shield [the king]; look at the face of your anointed.
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O God, behold our shield, And look upon the face of Your anointed.
10 Better a day in your courtyards than a thousand [days elsewhere]. Better just standing at the door of my God's house than living in the tents of the wicked.
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For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For ADONAI, God, is a sun and a shield; ADONAI bestows favor and honor; he will not withhold anything good from those whose lives are pure.
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For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
12 ADONAI-Tzva'ot, how happy is anyone who trusts in you!
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O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.