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Psalm 84 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Psa 84:1To the choirmaster: according to The Gittith. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. How lovely is thy dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!
Psa 84:2My soul longs, yea, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God.
Psa 84:3Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at thy altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.
Psa 84:4Blessed are those who dwell in thy house, ever singing thy praise! Selah
Psa 84:5Blessed are the men whose strength is in thee, in whose heart are the highways to Zion.
Psa 84:6As they go through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools.
Psa 84:7They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion.
Psa 84:8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
Psa 84:9Behold our shield, O God; look upon the face of thine anointed!
Psa 84:10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Psa 84:11For 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.
Psa 84:12O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in thee!
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