What joy for those who can live in your house, always singing your praises. Interlude
I will praise the Lord, and may everyone on earth bless his holy name forever and ever.
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and
Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.
What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple.
I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words.
That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long.
“That is why they stand in front of God’s throne and serve him day and night in his Temple. And he who sits on the throne will give them shelter.