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- Chapter 84 -

Better is one day in your judgments

(John 1:14-18)
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Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, your temple is very beautiful!
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I would like to be there; Yahweh, I desire that very much. With all my inner being I sing joyfully to you, the all-powerful God.
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Even sparrows and swallows have built nests near your temple; they take care of their young babies near the altars where people offer sacrifices to you, Commander of the angel armies, my king and my God.
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How fortunate are those who are always in your temple, constantly singing to praise you.
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How fortunate are those whom you make strong, those who desire very much to make the trip up to Mount Zion.
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While they travel through the dry Valley of Tears, you cause it to become a place where there are springs of water, where the rains in the autumn fill the valley with water, a blessing from you.
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As a result, those who travel through there become stronger knowing that they will appear in your presence on Mount Zion.
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Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, listen to my prayer; God, whom we descendants of Jacob worship, hear what I am saying!
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God, act kindly toward our king, the one who protects us, the one whom you have chosen to rule us.
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For me, spending one day in your temple is better than spending a thousand days somewhere else; standing at the entrance to your temple, ready to go inside, is better than living in the tents where wicked people live.
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Yahweh our God is like the sun that shines on us and like a shield that protects us; he acts favorably toward us and honors us. Yahweh does not refuse to give any good thing to those who do what is right.
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Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, how fortunate are those who trust in you!

Better is one day in your judgments

(John 1:14-18)
1
How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!
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My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of the LORD. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
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Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, LORD of Armies, my King, and my God.
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Blessed are those who dwell in your house. They are always praising you. Selah.
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Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.
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Passing through the valley of Weeping, they make it a place of springs. Yes, the autumn rain covers it with blessings.
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They go from strength to strength. Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
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LORD, God of Armies, hear my prayer. Listen, God of Jacob. Selah.
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Behold, God our shield, look at the face of your anointed.
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For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
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For the LORD God is a sun and a shield. The LORD will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
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LORD of Armies, blessed is the man who trusts in you.