| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1For the choir director: on the Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, LORD of Hosts. | 1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! |
| 2I long and yearn for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God. | 2My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. |
| 3Even a sparrow finds a home, and a swallow, a nest for herself where she places her young-- near Your altars, LORD of Hosts, my King and my God. | 3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God. |
| 4How happy are those who reside in Your house, who praise You continually. Selah | 4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah |
| 5Happy are the people whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. | 5Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. |
| 6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a source of springwater; even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings. | 6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; even the autumn rain covers it with pools. |
| 7They go from strength to strength; each appears before God in Zion. | 7They go from strength to strength, until each appears before God in Zion. |
| 8 LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; listen, God of Jacob. Selah | 8O LORD God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah |
| 9Consider our shield, God; look on the face of Your anointed one. | 9Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed. |
| 10Better a day in Your courts than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather be at the door of the house of my God than to live in the tents of wicked people. | 10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. |
| 11For the LORD God is a sun and shield. The LORD gives grace and glory; He does not withhold the good from those who live with integrity. | 11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. |
| 12Happy is the person who trusts in You, LORD of Hosts! | 12O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You! |
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