1 H ow amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!

How beautiful are the places where You live, O Lord of all!

2 M y soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

My soul wants and even becomes weak from wanting to be in the house of the Lord. My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

3 Y ea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.

Even the bird has found a home. The swallow has found a nest for herself where she may lay her young at Your altars, O Lord of all, my King and my God.

4 B lessed are they that dwell in thy house: They will be still praising thee. Selah

How happy are those who live in Your house! They are always giving thanks to You.

5 B lessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion.

How happy is the man whose strength is in You and in whose heart are the roads to Zion!

6 P assing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

As they pass through the dry valley of Baca, they make it a place of good water. The early rain fills the pools with good also.

7 T hey go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

They go from strength to strength. Every one of them stands before God in Zion.

8 O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah

O Lord God of all, hear my prayer. Listen, O God of Jacob.

9 B ehold, O God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed.

Look upon our safe-covering, O God. And look upon the face of Your chosen one.

10 F or a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For a day in Your house is better than a thousand outside. I would rather be the one who opens the door of the house of my God, than to live in the tents of the sinful.

11 F or Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

For the Lord God is a sun and a safe-covering. The Lord gives favor and honor. He holds back nothing good from those who walk in the way that is right.

12 O Jehovah of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

O Lord of all, how happy is the man who trusts in You!