1 How lovely is your dwelling place,

Lord Almighty!

2 My soul yearns, 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 have her young—

a place near your altar,

Lord Almighty, my King and my God.

4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;

they are ever praising you.

5 Blessed are those whose strength is in you,

whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

6 As they pass through the Valley of Baka,

they make it a place of springs;

the autumn rains also cover it with pools.

7 They go from strength to strength,

till each appears before God in Zion.

1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!

2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord:

My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house,

And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,

Even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house:

They will be still praising thee. Selah.

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;

In whose heart are the ways of them.

6 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well;

The rain also filleth the pools.

7 They go from strength to strength,

Every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

1 How lovely is your dwelling place,

O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

2 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.

3 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!

4 What joy for those who can live in your house,

always singing your praises.

Interlude

5 What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord,

who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

6 When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,

it will become a place of refreshing springs.

The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.

7 They will continue to grow stronger,

and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.

1 How lovely is Your tabernacle,

O Lord of hosts!

2 My 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 house;

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 of Baca,

They make it a spring;

The rain also covers it with pools.

7 They go from strength to strength;

Each one appears before God in Zion.

1 Lord All-Powerful,

how lovely is your Temple!

2 I want more than anything

to be in the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple.

My whole being wants

to be with the living God.

3 The sparrows have found a home,

and the swallows have nests.

They raise their young near your altars,

Lord All-Powerful, my King and my God.

4 Happy are the people who live at your Temple;

they are always praising you.

Selah

5 Happy are those whose strength comes from you,

who want to travel to Jerusalem.

6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,

they make it like a spring.

The autumn rains fill it with pools of water.

7 The people get stronger as they go,

and everyone meets with God in Jerusalem.

1 How amiable are thy tabernacles,

O Jehovah of hosts!

2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah;

My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.

3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house,

And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young,

Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts,

My King, and my God.

4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house:

They will be still praising thee. Selah

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;

In whose heart are the highways to Zion.

6 Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs;

Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.

7 They go from strength to strength;

Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

1 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living •God. 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she layeth her young, thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, my King and my God. 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be constantly praising thee. Selah. 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee, —they, in whose heart are the highways. 6 Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a well-spring; yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings. 7 They go from strength to strength: each one will appear before God in Zion.

1 Your dwelling place is lovely, O Lord of Armies! 

2 My soul longs and yearns 

for the Lord’s courtyards. 

My whole body shouts for joy to the living God. 

3 Even sparrows find a home, 

and swallows find a nest for themselves. 

There they hatch their young 

near your altars, O Lord of Armies, 

my king and my God. 

4 Blessed are those who live in your house. 

They are always praising you. 

Selah 

5 Blessed are those who find strength in you. 

Their hearts are on the road ⸤that leads to you⸥. 

6 As they pass through a valley where balsam trees grow,

they make it a place of springs. 

The early rains cover it with blessings.

7 Their strength grows as they go along 

until each one of them appears 

in front of God in Zion. 

1 How lovely is Your dwelling place,

Lord of Hosts.

2 I long and yearn

for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.

3 Even a sparrow finds a home,

and a swallow, a nest for herself

where she places her young—

near Your altars, Lord of Hosts,

my King and my God.

4 How happy are those who reside in Your house,

who praise You continually. Selah

5 Happy are the people whose strength is in You,

whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

6 As they pass through the Valley of Baca,

they make it a source of springwater;

even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings.

7 They go from strength to strength;

each appears before God in Zion.

1 How lovely is your dwelling place,

O Lord of hosts!

2 My soul longs, indeed it faints

for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and my flesh sing for joy

to the living God.

3 Even the sparrow finds a home,

and the swallow a nest for herself,

where she may lay her young,

at your altars, O Lord of hosts,

my King and my God.

4 Happy are those who live in your house,

ever singing your praise. Selah

5 Happy are those whose strength is in you,

in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

6 As they go through the valley of Baca

they make it a place of springs;

the early rain also covers it with pools.

7 They go from strength to strength;

the God of gods will be seen in Zion.

1 How lovely are your dwelling places,

O Yahweh of hosts!

2 My soul longs and even fails

for the courtyards of Yahweh.

My heart and flesh sing for joy

to the living God.

3 Even a bird finds a home, and a swallow a nest for herself,

where she may lay her young,

near your altars, O Yahweh of hosts,

my king and my God.

4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;

they can ever praise you. Selah

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in you;

in their heart are the highways to Zion.

6 Passing through the Valley of Baca,

they make it a spring.

The early rain covers it with blessings as well.

7 They go from strength to strength,

until each appears before God in Zion.

1 Lord who rules over all,

how lovely is the place where you live!

2 I long to be in the courtyards of the Lord’s temple.

I deeply long to be there.

My whole being cries out

for the living God.

3 Lord who rules over all,

even the sparrow has found a home near your altar.

My King and my God,

the swallow also has a nest there,

where she may have her young.

4 Blessed are those who live in your house.

They are always praising you. Selah

5 Blessed are those whose strength comes from you.

They have decided to travel to your temple.

6 As they pass through the dry Valley of Baca,

they make it a place where water flows.

The rain in the fall covers it with pools.

7 Those people get stronger as they go along,

until each of them appears in Zion, where God lives.

1 How lovely are Your dwelling places,

O Lord of hosts!

2 My soul longed and even yearned for the courts 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 lay her young,

Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,

My King and my God.

4 How blessed are those who dwell in Your house!

They are ever praising You.

Selah.

5 How blessed is the man whose strength is in You,

In whose heart are the highways 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.