1 T o the Overseer. -- `On the Gittith By sons of Korah.' -- A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts!

How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!

2 M y soul desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto the living God,

My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3 ( 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.

Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.

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

Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.

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

Blessed are those whose strength is in you; who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

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

Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.

7 T hey go from strength unto strength, He appeareth unto God in Zion.

They go from strength to strength. Everyone of them appears before God in Zion.

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

Yahweh, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.

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

Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.

10 F or 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.

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

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

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

12 J ehovah of Hosts! O the happiness of a man trusting in Thee.

Yahweh of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.