Psalms 84:1-7

1How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty!

2My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young— a place near your altar, Lord Almighty, my King and my God.

4Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you.

5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

6As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.

7They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.