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

To the Overseer. -- `On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' -- A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts!

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 desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto 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 a sparrow hath found a house, And a swallow a nest for herself, Where she hath placed her brood,) Thine altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, My king and my God.

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

O the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. Selah.

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

O the happiness of a man whose strength is in Thee, Highways in their heart.

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

Those passing through a valley of weeping, A fountain do make it, Blessings also cover the director.

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

They go from strength unto strength, He appeareth unto God in Zion.

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

O Jehovah, God of Hosts, hear my prayer, Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

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

Our shield, see, O God, And behold the face of Thine anointed,

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 good a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.

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 a sun and a shield Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

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

Jehovah of Hosts! O the happiness of a man trusting in Thee.