| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1To the Chief Musician. On an instrument of Gath. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your tabernacle, O LORD of hosts! | 1For the choir director; on the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts! |
| 2My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. | 2My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. |
| 3Even the sparrow has found a home, And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young— Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts, My King and my God. | 3The bird also has found a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even Your altars, O LORD of hosts, My King and my God. |
| 4Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah | 4How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah. |
| 5Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage. | 5How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion! |
| 6As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools. | 6Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings. |
| 7They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion. | 7They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appears before God in Zion. |
| 8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah | 8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah. |
| 9O God, behold our shield, And look upon the face of Your anointed. | 9Behold our shield, O God, 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. | 10For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness. |
| 11For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly. | 11For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly. |
| 12O LORD of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You! | 12O LORD of hosts, How blessed is the man who trusts in You! |
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