84[For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.] How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.H5329H1665H4210H1121H7141H3039H4908H3068H66352I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.H5315H3700H3615H2691H3068H3820H1320H7442H2416H4103Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!H6833H4672H1004H1866H7064H7896H667H4196H3068H6635H4428H4304What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. InterludeH835H3427H1004H1984H55425What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.H835H120H5797H3824H45466When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.H5674H6010H1056H1057H7896H4599H4175H5844H12937They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.H3212H2428H2428H6726H7200H4308O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, O God of Jacob. InterludeH3068H430H6635H8085H8605H238H430H3290H55429O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield! Show favor to the one you have anointed.H7200H430H4043H5027H6440H489910A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.H3117H2691H2896H505H977H5605H1004H430H1752H168H756211For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.H3068H430H8121H4043H3068H5414H2580H3519H2896H4513H1980H854912O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.H3068H6635H835H120H982
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.] How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.H5329
