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.
8 O lord God of Heaven’s Armies, hear my prayer.Listen, O God of Jacob.Interlude
9 O God, look with favor upon the king, our shield!Show favor to the one you have anointed.