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Longing for the Temple Worship.

¹ How lovely are Your ^(C1)dwelling places,
LORD of armies!

² My ^(C1)soul longed and even yearned for the courtyards of the LORD;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the ^(C2)living God.

³ The bird also has found a house,
And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may put her young:
Your ^(C1)altars, LORD of armies,
^(C2)My King and my God.

^4 (C1)Blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ^(C2)ever praising You. Selah

⁵ Blessed is the person whose ^(C1)strength is in You,
In ^(F1)whose heart are the ^(C2)roads to Zion!

⁶ Passing through the Valley of ^(F1)Baca they make it a ^(F2)spring;
The ^(C1)early rain also covers it with blessings.

⁷ They ^(C1)go from strength to strength,
^(F1)Every one of them ^(C2)appears before God in Zion.

^8 (C1)LORD God of armies, hear my prayer;
Listen, ^(C2)God of Jacob! Selah

⁹ See our ^(C1)shield, God,
And look at the face of ^(C2)Your anointed.

¹⁰ For ^(C1)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 ^(C1)a sun and ^(C2)shield;
The LORD gives grace and ^(C3)glory;
^(C4)He withholds no good thing ^(F1)from those who walk with integrity.

¹² LORD of armies,
^(C1)Blessed is the person who trusts in You!