Psalm 83 — The Holy Bible

For the End, concerning the winepresses; a psalm for the sons of Korah.

How beloved are Your dwellings, O Lord of hosts.

My soul longs and faints for the courts of the Lord;

My heart and my flesh greatly rejoice in the living God.

For even the sparrow found a house for herself,

And the turtledove a nest for herself, where she will lay her young,

Your altars, O Lord of hosts,

My King and my God.

Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;

They shall praise You unto ages of ages.

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Blessed is the man whose help is from You, O Lord;

He purposed ascents in his heart

In the valley of weeping, into the place he appointed;

For there the lawgiver shall give blessings.

They shall go from strength to strength;

The God of gods shall be seen in Zion.

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;

Give ear, O God of Jacob.

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O God, our protector, behold,

And look upon the face of Your anointed.

For one day in Your courts is better than a thousand;

I chose to be an outcast in the house of my God,

Rather than to dwell in the tents of sinners.

For the Lord God loves mercy and truth;

He will give grace and glory;

The Lord's hand will not remove good things from those who walk in innocence.

O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who hopes in You.