Psalm 84:1-4

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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.

³Even the sparrow finds a home,
    and the swallow a nest for herself,
    where she may lay her young,
at your altars, O Lord of hosts,
    ^(H)my King and my God.
⁴^(I)Blessed are those who dwell in your house,
    ever ^(J)singing your praise! Selah

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Psalm 84:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

Luke 2:27-33

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²⁷And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when ^(A)the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, ²⁸he took him up in his arms and ^(B)blessed God and said,

²⁹“Lord, now you are letting your servant^[a] depart ^(C)in peace,
    ^(D)according to your word;
³⁰for ^(E)my eyes have seen your ^(F)salvation
³¹    ^(G)that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
³²^(H)a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and ^(I)for glory to ^(J)your people Israel.”

³³And ^(K)his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.

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Luke 2:29 Or bondservant

Luke 2:36-38

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³⁶And there was ^(A)a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, ³⁷and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.^[a] She did not depart from the temple, ^(B)worshiping with ^(C)fasting and prayer night and day. ³⁸And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were ^(D)waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.