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1. To the Overseer. -- `On the Gittith By sons of Korah.` -- A Psalm. How beloved Thy tabernacles, Jehovah of Hosts!
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 upon H5921 Gittith H1665 , A Psalm H4210 for the sons H1121 of Korah H7141 . How H4100 amiable H3039 are thy tabernacles H4908 , O LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 !
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2. My soul desired, yea, it hath also been consumed, For the courts of Jehovah, My heart and my flesh cry aloud unto the living God,
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2. My soul H5315 longeth H3700 , yea even H1571 fainteth H3615 for the courts H2691 of the LORD H3068 : my heart H3820 and my flesh H1320 crieth out H7442 for H413 the living H2416 God H410 .
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3. (Even a sparrow hath found a house, And a swallow a nest for herself, Where she hath placed her brood,) Thine altars, O Jehovah of Hosts, My king and my God.
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3. Yea H1571 , the sparrow H6833 hath found H4672 a house H1004 , and the swallow H1866 a nest H7064 for herself, where H834 she may lay H7896 her young H667 , even H853 thine altars H4196 , O LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , my King H4428 , and my God H430 .
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4. O the happiness of those inhabiting Thy house, Yet do they praise Thee. Selah.
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4. Blessed H835 are they that dwell H3427 in thy house H1004 : they will be still H5750 praising H1984 thee. Selah H5542 .
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5. O the happiness of a man whose strength is in Thee, Highways are in their heart.
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5. Blessed H835 is the man H120 whose strength H5797 is in thee ; in whose heart H3824 are the ways H4546 of them .
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6. Those passing through a valley of weeping, A fountain do make it, Blessings also cover the director.
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6. Who passing H5674 through the valley H6010 of Baca H1056 make H7896 it a well H4599 ; the rain H4175 also H1571 filleth H5844 the pools H1293 .
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7. They go from strength unto strength, He appeareth unto God in Zion.
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7. They go H1980 from strength H4480 H2428 to H413 strength H2428 , every one of them in Zion H6726 appeareth H7200 before H413 God H430 .
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8. O Jehovah, God of Hosts, hear my prayer, Give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
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8. O LORD H3068 God H430 of hosts H6635 , hear H8085 my prayer H8605 : give ear H238 , O God H430 of Jacob H3290 . Selah H5542 .
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9. Our shield, see, O God, And behold the face of Thine anointed,
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9. Behold H7200 , O God H430 our shield H4043 , and look upon H5027 the face H6440 of thine anointed H4899 .
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10. For good is a day in Thy courts, O Teacher! I have chosen rather to be at the threshold, In the house of my God, Than to dwell in tents of wickedness.
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10. For H3588 a day H3117 in thy courts H2691 is better H2896 than a thousand H4480 H505 . I had rather H977 be a doorkeeper H5605 in the house H1004 of my God H430 , than to dwell H4480 H1752 in the tents H168 of wickedness H7562 .
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11. For a sun and a shield is Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.
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11. For H3588 the LORD H3068 God H430 is a sun H8121 and shield H4043 : the LORD H3068 will give H5414 grace H2580 and glory H3519 : no H3808 good H2896 thing will he withhold H4513 from them that walk H1980 uprightly H8549 .
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12. Jehovah of Hosts! O the happiness of a man trusting in Thee.
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12. O LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , blessed H835 is the man H120 that trusteth H982 in thee.
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