Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
English Standard Version ESV
1 How lovely is Your dwelling place, Lord of Hosts.
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How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
2 I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.
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My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
3 Even a sparrow finds a home, and a swallow, a nest for herself where she places her young- near Your altars, Lord of Hosts, my King and my God.
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Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God.
4 How happy are those who reside in Your house, who praise You continually. Selah
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Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah
5 Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
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Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a source of springwater; even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.
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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; each appears before God in Zion.
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They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.
8 Lord God of Hosts, hear my prayer; listen, God of Jacob. Selah
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O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
9 Consider our shield, God; look on the face of Your anointed one.
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Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed!
10 Better a day in Your courts than a thousand [anywhere else]. I would rather be at the door of the house of my God than to live in the tents of the wicked.
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For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord gives grace and glory; He does not withhold the good from those who live with integrity.
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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 who walk uprightly.
12 Lord of Hosts, happy is the person who trusts in You!
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O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!
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