⁴ One thing I asked of the Lord;
    this I seek:
to live in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
    and to inquire in his temple.^(A)

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,
    my King and my God.^(B)
4 Happy are those who live in your house,
    ever singing your praise. Selah^(C)

⁵ Happy are those whose strength is in you,
    in whose heart are the highways to Zion.^[a](D)
6 As they go through the valley of Baca,
    they make it a place of springs;
    the early rain also covers it with pools.^(E)
7 They go from strength to strength;
    the God of gods will be seen in Zion.^(F)

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

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