1 H ow lovely are Your dwelling places, O Lord of hosts!

How lovely is Your tabernacle, O Lord of hosts!

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

My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the Lord; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3 T he 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.

Even the sparrow has found a home, 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 ow blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah.

Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah

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

Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.

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

As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools.

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

They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion.

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

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

10 F or 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.

For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11 F or 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.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.

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

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