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84:1 [For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah]. How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! 84:2 My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. 84:3 The bird also has found a 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. 84:4 How blessed are those who dwell in Thy house! They are ever praising Thee. Selah. 84:5 How blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the highways [to Zion]! 84:6 Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a spring, The early rain also covers it with blessings. 84:7 They go from strength to strength, [Every one of them] appears before God in Zion. 84:8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah. 84:9 Behold our shield, O God, And look upon the face of Thine anointed. 84:10 For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand [outside]. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. 84:12 O LORD of hosts, How blessed is the man who trusts in Thee! 84:13