Proverbs 8:32-34

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³²“And now, ^(A)O sons, listen to me:
    ^(B)blessed are those who keep my ways.
³³^(C)Hear instruction and be wise,
    and do not neglect it.
³⁴^(D)Blessed is the one who listens to me,
    watching daily at my gates,
    waiting beside my doors.

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Psalm 84:1-4

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My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)The Gittith.^[a] A Psalm of ^(B)the Sons of Korah.

84 How ^(C)lovely is your ^(D)dwelling place,
    O Lord of hosts!
²My soul ^(E)longs, yes, ^(F)faints
    for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
    to ^(G)the living God.

³Even 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,
    ^(H)my King and my God.
⁴^(I)Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
    ever ^(J)singing your praise! Selah

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Footnotes

Psalm 84:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

Psalm 27:4

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⁴^(A)One thing have I asked of the Lord,
    that will I seek after:
that I may ^(B)dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to gaze upon ^(C)the beauty of the Lord
    and to inquire^[a] in his temple.