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I long, yes, I faint with longing
to enter the courts of the LORD.
With my whole being, body and soul,
I will shout joyfully to the living God.
to enter the courts of the LORD.
With my whole being, body and soul,
I will shout joyfully to the living God.
My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young
at a place near your altar,
O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!
and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young
at a place near your altar,
O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!
Even 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.
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.
What joy for those who can live in your house,
always singing your praises.
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always singing your praises.
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What joy for those whose strength comes from the LORD,
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
They go from strength to strength,
till each appears before God in Zion.
till each appears before God in Zion.
O LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer.
Listen, O God of Jacob.
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Listen, O God of Jacob.
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Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty;
listen to me, God of Jacob.
listen to me, God of Jacob.
O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!
Show favor to the one you have anointed.
Show favor to the one you have anointed.
A single day in your courts
is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
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.
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
For the LORD God is our sun and our shield.
He gives us grace and glory.
The LORD will withhold no good thing
from those who do what is right.
He gives us grace and glory.
The LORD will withhold no good thing
from those who do what is right.
For 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.
the Lord bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.