Longing for the Temple Worship.

For the choir director; on the Gittith.

A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1
How lovely are Your dwelling places,
O LORD of hosts! 2
My soul longed and even yearned for the courts of the LORD;
My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. 3
The 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. 4
How blessed are those who dwell in Your house!
They are ever praising You. Selah.

 5
How blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
In whose heart are the highways {to Zion!} 6
Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring;
The early rain also covers it with blessings. 7
They go from strength to strength,
{Every one of them} appears 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,
And look upon the face of Your anointed. 10
For 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. 11
For 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. 12
O LORD of hosts,
How blessed is the man who trusts in You!