"Blessedis the manwho listensto me, Watchingdailyat my gates,Waitingat my doorposts.
"How blessedare your men,how blessedare theseyour servantswho standbeforeyou continually[and] hearyour wisdom.
OnethingI have askedfrom the LORD,that I shall seek:That I may dwellin the houseof the LORDallthe daysof my life,To beholdthe beautyof the LORDAnd to meditatein His temple.
For a dayin Your courtsis betterthana thousand[outside]. I would rather standat the thresholdof the houseof my GodThandwellin the tentsof wickedness.
Plantedin the houseof the LORD,They will flourishin the courtsof our God.
Moreover, they shall takesomeof the bloodand putit on the twodoorpostsand on the lintelof the housesin whichthey eatit.
At the headof the noisy[streets] she criesout; At the entranceof the gatesin the cityshe uttersher sayings:
How blessedis the manwho findswisdomAnd the manwho gainsunderstanding.
She is a treeof lifeto those who takeholdof her, And happyare all who holdher fast.
"Thereforeeveryonewhohearsthesewordsof Mineand actson them, may be comparedto a wisemanwhobuilthis houseon the rock.
They were bothrighteousin the sightof God,walkingblamelesslyin allthe commandmentsand requirementsof the Lord.
She hada sistercalledMary,whowas seatedat the Lord'sfeet,listeningto His word.
But He said,"On the contrary,blessedare thosewho hearthe wordof Godand observeit."
They were continually devoting themselvesto the apostles'teachingand to fellowship,to the breakingof breadand to prayer.
