1  How lovely is your ^wdwelling place,

O Lord of hosts!

2  ^xMy soul longs, yes, faints

for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and flesh sing for joy

to the living God.

3  Even the sparrow finds a home,

and the swallow a nest for herself,

where she may lay her young,

at your altars, O Lord of hosts,

^ymy King and my God.

4  ^zBlessed are those who dwell in your house,

ever singing your praise! Selah

5  Blessed are those whose strength is in you,

in whose heart are the highways to Zion.²

6  As they go through the Valley of Baca

they make it a place of springs;

the early rain also covers it with pools.

7  They go from strength to strength;

each one ^aappears before God in Zion.

8  O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;

give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah

9  Behold our shield, O God;

look on the face of your ^banointed!

10  ^cFor a day in your 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.

11  For the Lord God is a ^dsun and ^eshield;

the Lord bestows favor and honor.

^fNo good thing does he withhold

from those who walk uprightly.

12  O Lord of hosts,

blessed is the one who ^gtrusts in you!

1  Lord, you were favorable to your land;

you ^hrestored the fortunes of Jacob.

2  You ⁱforgave the iniquity of your people;

you ^jcovered all their sin. Selah

3  You withdrew all your wrath;

you turned from your hot anger.

4  ^kRestore us again, O God of our salvation,

and put away your indignation toward us!

5  ^lWill you be angry with us forever?

Will you prolong your anger to all generations?

6  Will you not ^mrevive us again,

that your people may rejoice in you?

7  Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,

and grant us your salvation.

8  Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,

for he will ⁿspeak peace to his people, to his saints;

but let them not turn back to folly.

9  Surely his ^osalvation is near to those who fear him,

that ^pglory may dwell in our land.

10  Steadfast love and faithfulness meet;

righteousness and peace kiss each other.

11  Faithfulness springs up from the ground,

and righteousness looks down from the sky.

12  Yes, ^qthe Lord will give what is good,

and ^rour land will yield its increase.

13  Righteousness will go before him

and make his footsteps a way.

1  Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,

^sfor I am poor and needy.

2  Preserve my life, for I am godly;

save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God.

3  Be gracious to me, O Lord,

for to you do I cry ^tall the day.

4  Gladden the soul of your servant,

for ^uto you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5  For you, O Lord, are good and ^vforgiving,

^wabounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

6  Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;

listen to my plea for grace.

7  In the day of my trouble I call upon you,

for ^xyou answer me.

8  ^yThere is none like you among the gods, O Lord,

nor are there any works like yours.

9  ^zAll the nations you have made shall come

and worship before you, O Lord,

and shall glorify your name.

10  For ^ayou are great and do ^bwondrous things;

^cyou alone are God.

11  ^dTeach me your way, O Lord,

that I may walk ^ein your truth;

unite my heart to fear your name.

12  I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,

and I will glorify your name forever.

13  For great is your steadfast love toward me;

you have ^fdelivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

14  O God, ^ginsolent men have risen up against me;

a band of ruthless men seeks my life,

and they do not set you before them.

15  But you, O Lord, are a God ^hmerciful and gracious,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

16  ⁱTurn to me and be gracious to me;

^jgive your strength to ^kyour servant,

and save the son of your maidservant.

17  Show me a sign of your favor,

that those who hate me may see and ^lbe put to shame

because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.