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Longing for God's House[a]

84 How I love your Temple, Lord Almighty!
    How I want to be there!
    I long to be in the Lord's Temple.
With my whole being I sing for joy
    to the living God.
Even the sparrows have built a nest,
    and the swallows have their own home;
they keep their young near your altars,
    Lord Almighty, my king and my God.
How happy are those who live in your Temple,
    always singing praise to you.

How happy are those whose strength comes from you,
    who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.
As they pass through the dry valley of Baca,
    it becomes a place of springs;
    the autumn rain fills it with pools.
They grow stronger as they go;
    they will see the God of gods on Zion.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 84:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by the clan of Korah.

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