Psalm 84:1-2

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My Soul Longs for the Courts of the Lord

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)The Gittith.^[a] A Psalm of ^(B)the Sons of Korah.

84 How ^(C)lovely is your ^(D)dwelling place,
    O Lord of hosts!
²My soul ^(E)longs, yes, ^(F)faints
    for the courts of the Lord;
my heart and flesh sing for joy
    to ^(G)the living God.

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Psalm 84:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

Psalm 84:4-5

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⁴^(A)Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
ever ^(B)singing your praise! Selah

⁵Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
^(C)in whose heart are the highways to Zion.^[a]

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Psalm 84:5 Hebrew lacks to Zion

Psalm 84:10-12

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¹⁰For a day ^(A)in your courts is better
    than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be ^(B)a doorkeeper in the house of my God
    than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
¹¹For the Lord God is ^(C)a sun and ^(D)shield;
    the Lord bestows favor and honor.
^(E)No good thing does he withhold
    from those who ^(F)walk uprightly.
¹²O Lord of hosts,
    ^(G)blessed is the one who trusts in you!