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2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of Yahweh; My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God.
3Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house,
4Blessed are they that dwell in thy house:
5Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; In whose heart are the highways [to Zion].
6Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs; Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.
7They go from strength to strength; Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
8O Yahweh God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)
9Behold, O God our shield,
10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand.
11For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield:
12O Yahweh-tzvaot,