Psalms 84:1-7

1How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

2I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.

3Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!

4What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. Interlude

5What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.

6When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.

7They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.