1. How lovely is your dwelling-place,Lord Almighty!
2. My soul yearns, even faints,for the courts of the Lord;my heart and my flesh cry outfor the living God.
3. Even the sparrow has found a home,and the swallow a nest for herself,where she may have her young –a place near your altar,Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
4. Blessed are those who dwell in your house;they are ever praising you.
5. Blessed are those whose strength is in you,whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6. As they pass through the Valley of Baka,they make it a place of springs;the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7. They go from strength to strength,till each appears before God in Zion.