My soul yearns,(A) even faints,
    for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and my flesh cry out
    for the living God.(B)
Even the sparrow has found a home,
    and the swallow a nest for herself,
    where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,(C)
    Lord Almighty,(D) my King(E) and my God.(F)

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Blessed are those whose strength(A) is in you,
    whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.(B)
As they pass through the Valley of Baka,
    they make it a place of springs;(C)
    the autumn(D) rains also cover it with pools.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 84:6 Or blessings

Look on our shield,[a](A) O God;
    look with favor on your anointed one.(B)

10 Better is one day in your courts
    than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper(C) in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 84:9 Or sovereign

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