Psalm 84.Longing for God’s House.

How I love your Temple, Lord Almighty!

2 How I want to be there!
I long to be in the Lord’s Temple.
With my whole being I sing for joy
to the living God.

3 Even the sparrows have built a nest,
and the swallows have their own home;
they keep their young near your altars,
Lord Almighty, my king and my God.

4 How happy are those who live in your Temple,
always singing praise to you.

5 How happy are those whose strength comes from you,
who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.

6 As they pass through the dry valley of Baca,
it becomes a place of springs;
the autumn rain fills it with pools.

7 They grow stronger as they go;
they will see the God of gods on Zion.

8 Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty.