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\d A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah for the choir director
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\q1
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\v 1 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies,
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\q2 your temple is very beautiful!
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\q1
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\v 2 I would like to be there;
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\q2 Yahweh, I desire that very much.
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\q2 With all my inner being I sing joyfully to you, the all-powerful God.
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\v 3 Even sparrows and swallows have built nests near your temple;
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\q2 they take care of their young babies near the altars where people offer sacrifices to you,
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\q2 Commander of the angel armies, my King and my God.
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\q1
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\v 4 How fortunate are those who are always in your temple,
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\q2 constantly singing to praise you.
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\v 5 How fortunate are those whom you make strong,
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\q1 those who desire very much to make the trip to Mount Zion.
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\v 6 While they travel through the dry Baca Valley,
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\q1 you cause it to become a place where there are springs of water,
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\q2 where the rains in the autumn fill the valley with pools of water.
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\v 7 As a result, those who travel through there become stronger
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\q2 knowing that they will appear in your presence on Mount Zion.
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\v 8 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, listen to my prayer;
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\q1 God, whom we descendants of Jacob worship, hear what I am saying!
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\v 9 God, act kindly toward our king, the one who protects us,
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\q2 the one whom you have chosen to rule us.
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\v 10 For me, spending one day in your temple
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\q2 is better than spending a thousand days somewhere else;
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\q1 standing at the entrance to your temple, ready to go inside,
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\q2 is better than living in the tents where wicked people live.
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\v 11 Yahweh our God is like the sun that shines on us and like a shield that protects us;
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\q2 he acts favorably toward us and honors us.
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\q1 Yahweh does not refuse to give any good thing to those who do what is right.
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\v 12 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies,
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\q2 how fortunate are those who trust in you!
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