For the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.
1
How lovely are your dwellings,
YHVH of Armies!
2
My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of YHVH.
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3
Yes, the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young,
near your altars, YHVH of Armies, my King, and my God.
4
Blessed are those who dwell in your house.
They are always praising you. Selah.
5
Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.
6
Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs.
Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
7
They go from strength to strength.
Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
8
YHVH, God of Armies, hear my prayer.
Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.
9
Behold, God our shield,
look at the face of your anointed.
10
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
For YHVH God is a sun and a shield.
YHVH will give grace and glory.
He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
12
YHVH of Armies,
blessed is the man who trusts in you.