| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! | 1For the director of music. According to gittith. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm. How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD Almighty! |
| 2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. | 2My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. |
| 3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God. | 3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young-- a place near your altar, LORD Almighty, my King and my God. |
| 4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah | 4Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you. |
| 5Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. | 5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. |
| 6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools. | 6As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. |
| 7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion. | 7They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. |
| 8O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah | 8Hear my prayer, LORD God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob. |
| 9Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed. | 9Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one. |
| 10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. | 10Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. |
| 11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. | 11For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. |
| 12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You! | 12LORD Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you. |
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