תהילים פד

For the leader; on the gittith. Of the Korahites. A psalm.

How lovely is Your dwelling-place,
O GOD of Hosts.

I long, I yearn for the courts of the ETERNAL One;
my body and soul shout for joy to the living God.

Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself
in which to set her young,
near Your altar, O GOD of Hosts,
my monarch and my God.

Happy are those who dwell in Your house;
they forever praise You.    Selah.

Happy are those who find refuge in You,
whose mind is on the [pilgrim] highways.

They pass through the Valley of Baca,
regarding it as a place of springs,
as if the early rain had covered it with blessing.

They go from rampart to rampart,
appearing before God in Zion.

O ETERNAL God of hosts,
hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob.    Selah.

O God, behold our shield,
look upon the face of Your anointed.

Better one day in Your courts than a thousand [anywhere else];
I would rather stand at the threshold of God’s house
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

For the ETERNAL God is sun and shield;
GOD bestows grace and glory,
and does not withhold bounty from those who live without blame.

O GOD of Hosts,
happy is the one who trusts in You.