The Blessedness of Dwelling in the House of God
To the Chief Musician. aOn an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
How blovely is Your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!
2 aMy soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
3 Even 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.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your ahouse;
They will still be praising You.
Selah
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley aof Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with pools.
7 They go afrom strength to strength;
Each one bappears before God in Zion.
8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob!
Selah
9 aO God, behold our shield,
And look upon 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 dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is aa sun and bshield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
cNo good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.
12 O Lord of hosts,
aBlessed is the man who trusts in You!
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson.
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