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How lovely is Your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!
My soul yearns, even faints with delight
For the courts of the Lord
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God

Even the sparrow has found a home
And the swallow a nest for herself which she was looking for a lot
Where she may have her young—
A place near Your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God

Blessed are those who dwell in Your house
They are ever praising You, Lord full of courage
Blessed are those whose strength is in You
Whose hearts are set on pilgrimage

As they pass through the Valley of Baka
They make it a place of springs
The autumn rains also cover it with pools
And as they pass they praise to Lord sing

They go from strength to strength
Till each appears before God in Zion
Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty
Listen to me, God of Jacob and let me go on

Look on our shield, O God
Look with favor on Your anointed one
Better is one day in Your courts
Than a thousand elsewhere, it’s clear as the sun

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of the wicked, My God the Savior
For the Lord God is a sun and shield
The Lord bestows honor and favor

No good thing does He withhold
From those whose walk is blameless and straight
Lord Almighty,
Blessed is the one who trusts in You; Praise God the Great