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1 (83-1) <Unto the end, for the winepresses, a psalm for the sons of Core.> (83-2) How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
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How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!
2 (83-3) my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God.
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My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
3 (83-4) For the sparrow hath found herself a house, and the turtle a nest for herself where she may lay her young ones: Thy altars, O 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 (83-5) Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, O Lord: they shall praise thee for ever and ever.
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Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. (Selah)
5 (83-6) Blessed is the man whose help is from thee: in his heart he hath disposed to ascend by steps,
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Happy are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
6 (83-7) In the vale of tears, in the place which he hath set.
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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 (83-8) For the lawgiver shall give a blessing, they shall go from virtue to virtue: the God of gods shall be seen in Sion.
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They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion.
8 (83-9) O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob.
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O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! (Selah)
9 (83-10) Behold, O God our protector: and look on the face of thy Christ.
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Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed.
10 (83-11) For better is one day in thy courts above thousands. I have chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tabernacles of sinners.
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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 live in the tents of wickedness.
11 (83-12) For God loveth mercy and truth: the Lord will give grace and glory.
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For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly.
12 (83-13) He will not deprive of good things them that walk in innocence: O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
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O Lord of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.
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