[1] LORD All-Powerful, how lovely is your Temple! [2] I want more than anything to be in the courtyards of the LORD's Temple. My whole being wants to be with the living God. [3] The sparrows have found a home, and the swallows have nests. They raise their young near your altars, LORD All-Powerful, my King and my God. [4] Happy are the people who live at your Temple; they are always praising you. Selah [5] Happy are those whose strength comes from you, who want to travel to Jerusalem. [6] As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it like a spring. The autumn rains fill it with pools of water. [7] The people get stronger as they go, and everyone meets with God in Jerusalem. [8] LORD God All-Powerful, hear my prayer; God of Jacob, listen to me. Selah [9] God, look at our shield; be kind to your appointed king. [10] One day in the courtyards of your Temple is better than a thousand days anywhere else. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the Temple of my God than live in the homes of the wicked. [11] The LORD God is like a sun and shield; the LORD gives us kindness and honor. He does not hold back anything good from those whose lives are innocent. [12] LORD All-Powerful, happy are the people who trust you!
