1 ¶ How amiable are thy habitations, O LORD of the hosts!

How lovely are Your dwelling places, O Lord of hosts!

2 M y soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing to the living God.

My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

3 E ven the sparrow has found a house and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young upon thine altars, O LORD of the hosts, my King and my God.

The bird also has found a house, 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 H appy are those that dwell in thy house; they shall continually praise thee. Selah.

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah.

5 H appy is the man whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are thy ways,

How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion!

6 w ho passing through the valley of Baca, shall make it a well; the rain also shall fill the pools.

Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings.

7 T hey go forth in a great multitude; and in order, they shall see God in Zion.

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

8 ¶ O LORD God of the hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

O Lord 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,

Behold our shield, O God, And look upon the face of Your anointed.

10 f or a day in thy courts is better than a thousand outside of them. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11 F or the LORD God is a sun and shield unto us; the LORD will give grace and glory; he will not withhold good from those that walk uprightly.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

12 O LORD of the hosts, happy is the man that trusts in thee.

O Lord of hosts, How blessed is the man who trusts in You!