| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your tabernacle, O LORD of hosts! | 1How lovely are your dwelling places, LORD of the Heavenly Armies. |
| 2My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. | 2I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God. |
| 3Even the sparrow has found a home, And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young— Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts, My King and my God. | 3Even the sparrow found a house for herself and the swallow a nest to lay her young at your altar, LORD of the Heavenly Armies, my king and God. |
| 4Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah | 4How happy are those who live in your Temple, for they can praise you continuously. Interlude |
| 5Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. | 5How happy are those whose strength is in you, whose heart is on your path. |
| 6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools. | 6They will pass through the Baca Valley where he will prepare a spring for them; even the early rain will cover it with blessings. |
| 7They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion. | 7They will walk from strength to strength; each will appear before God in Zion. |
| 8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah | 8LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, hear my prayer! Listen, God of Jacob! Interlude |
| 9O God, behold our shield, And look upon the face of Your anointed. | 9God, look at our shield, and show favor to your anointed, |
| 10For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. | 10for a day in your Temple courts is better than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather stand at the entrance of God's house than live in the tent of wickedness. |
| 11For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. | 11For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD grants grace and favor; the LORD will not withhold any good thing from those who walk blamelessly. |
| 12O LORD of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You! | 12LORD of Heavenly Armies, how happy are those who trust in you. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
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