1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O Jehovah of Hosts! 2My soul longs, yea, is spent for the courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living Mighty God. 3Even the sparrow has found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young; even Your altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, my King and my God. 4Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; they will still praise You. Selah 5Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is upon Your highways. 6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a spring; the early rain also covers it with blessings. 7They go from strength to strength, appearing before God in Zion. 8O Jehovah the God of Hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah 9Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of 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. 11For Jehovah God is a sun and shield; Jehovah will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk in integrity. 12O Jehovah of Hosts, blessed is the man who trusts in You!