1 How lovely is your dwelling place,O lord of Heaven’s Armies.
2 I long, yes, I faint with longingto enter the courts of the lord.With my whole being, body and soul,I will shout joyfully to the living God.
3 Even the sparrow finds a home,and the swallow builds her nest and raises her youngat a place near your altar,O lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!
4 What joy for those who can live in your house,always singing your praises.Interlude
5 What joy for those whose strength comes from the lord,who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
6 When they walk through the Valley of Weeping,it will become a place of refreshing springs.The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
7 They will continue to grow stronger,and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.