1 H ow beautiful are the places where You live, O Lord of all!
2 M y 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 E ven 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 H ow happy are those who live in Your house! They are always giving thanks to You.
5 H ow happy is the man whose strength is in You and in whose heart are the roads to Zion!
6 A s 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 stands before God in Zion.
8 O Lord God of all, hear my prayer. Listen, O God of Jacob.
9 L ook upon our safe-covering, O God. And look upon the face of Your chosen one.
10 F or 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 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 Lord of all, how happy is the man who trusts in You!