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1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable [are] thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
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How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD Almighty!
2 My soul longeth, and even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
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My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Yes, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, [even] thy altars, O LORD of hosts, 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 have her young— a place near your altar, LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed [are] they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
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Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.
5 Blessed [is] the man whose strength [is] in thee; in whose heart [are] the ways [of them].
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Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 [Who] passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.
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As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7 They go from strength to strength, [every one of them] in Zion appeareth before God.
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They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
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Hear my prayer, LORD God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.
9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thy anointed.
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Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one.
10 For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11 For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
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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 whose walk is blameless.
12 O LORD of hosts, blessed [is] the man that trusteth in thee.
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LORD Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.
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