Psalms 84:3-11

³Even a sparrow finds a home there, and a swallow builds a nest for herself where she can raise her chicks near to your altars, Lord Almighty, my king and my God.

⁴How happy are those who live in your house—they are always praising you! Selah.

⁵How happy are those whose strength is in you, those who are determined to make a pilgrimage.

⁶As they walk through the Valley of Tears it becomes a spring of water; autumn rains cover it with pools.

⁷They go from strength to strength, and each one will appear before God in Jerusalem.

⁸Lord God Almighty, please hear my prayer; please listen, God of Jacob. Selah.

⁹Please God, look at our defender, look at the face of your anointed one.

¹⁰One day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I'd rather stand as a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live comfortably in the homes of the wicked.

¹¹For the Lord God is our sun and shield, and he gives us grace and honor. The Lord doesn't hold back anything good from those who do right.