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How lovely are Your dwelling places,
Lord of armies!
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My soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
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The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may put her young:
Your altars, Lord of armies,
My King and my God.
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Blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ever praising You. Selah
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Blessed is the person whose strength is in You,
In whose heart are the roads to Zion!
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Passing through the Valley of Baca they make it a spring;
The early rain also covers it with blessings.
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They go from strength to strength,
Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
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Lord God of armies, hear my prayer;
Listen, God of Jacob! Selah
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See our shield, God,
And look at the face of Your anointed.
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For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
Than live in the tents of wickedness.
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For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
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Lord of armies,
Blessed is the person who trusts in You!