^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.

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,
    ^(D)my King and my God.
^4 (E)Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
    ever ^(F)singing your praise! Selah

⁵ Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
    ^(G)in whose heart are the highways to Zion.^[a]
6 As they go through the Valley of Baca
    they make it a place of springs;
    ^(H)the early rain also covers it with ^(I)pools.
⁷ They go ^(J)from strength to strength;
    each one ^(K)appears before God in Zion.

⁸ O ^(L)Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
    give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
^9 (M)Behold our ^(N)shield, O God;
    look on the face of your anointed!

¹⁰ For a day ^(O)in your courts is better
    than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be ^(P)a doorkeeper in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
¹¹ For the Lord God is ^(Q)a sun and ^(R)shield;
    the Lord bestows favor and honor.
^(S)No good thing does he withhold
    from those who ^(T)walk uprightly.