Longing for the Temple Worship.
1 How lovely are Your dwelling places, Lord of armies!
2 My soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the Lord; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.
3 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.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
5 Blessed is the person whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the roads to Zion!
6 Passing through the Valley of Baca they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings.
7 They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
8 Lord God of armies, hear my prayer; Listen, God of Jacob! Selah
9 See our shield, God, And look at the face of Your anointed.
10 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.
11 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.
12 Lord of armies, Blessed is the person who trusts in You!