New King James Version | Berean Study Bible |
1To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your tabernacle, O LORD of hosts! | 1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! |
2My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. | 2My soul longs, 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 may lay her young— Even 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 places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God. |
4Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah | 4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah |
5Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is 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 spring; The rain also covers it with pools. | 6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools. |
7They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion. | 7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion. |
8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah | 8O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah |
9O God, behold our shield, And look upon the face of Your anointed. | 9Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed. |
10For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. | 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. |
11For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. | 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. |
12O LORD of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You! | 12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You! |
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