1 For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Jehovah;
3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house,
4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house:
5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee;
6 Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs;
7 They go from strength to strength;
8 O Jehovah God of hosts, hear my prayer;
9 Behold, O God our shield,
10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.
11 For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield:
12 O Jehovah of hosts,