GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New King James Version NKJV
1 Your dwelling place is lovely, O LORD of Armies!
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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 longs and yearns for the LORD's courtyards. My whole body shouts 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 Even sparrows find a home, and swallows find a nest for themselves. There they hatch their young near your altars, O LORD of Armies, 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 Blessed are those who live in your house. They are always praising you. Selah
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Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah
5 Blessed are those who find strength in you. Their hearts are on the road [that leads to you].
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Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through a valley where balsam trees grow, they make it a place of springs. The early rains cover 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 Their strength grows as they go along until each one of them appears in front of God in Zion.
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They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion.
8 O LORD God, commander of armies, hear my prayer. Open your ears, O God of Jacob. Selah
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O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
9 Look at our shield, O God. Look with favor on the face of your anointed one.
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O God, behold our shield, And look upon the face of Your anointed.
10 One day in your courtyards is better than a thousand [anywhere else]. I would rather stand in the entrance to my God's house than live inside wicked people's homes.
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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 The LORD God is a sun and shield. The LORD grants favor and honor. He does not hold back any blessing from those who live innocently.
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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 O LORD of Armies, blessed is the person who trusts you.
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O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!