Psalm 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10
#17C Solemnities Context (Feast of the Holy Family)
#8C BVM Context (Our Lady of Nazareth II, Christmas 8)
R. (cf. 5a) Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!
My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
Happy they who dwell in your house!
Continually they praise you.
Happy the men whose strength you are!
Their hearts are set upon the pilgrimage.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
O LORD of hosts, hear our prayer;
hearken, O God of Jacob!
O God, behold our shield,
and look upon the face of your anointed.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
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Commentary on Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10
Psalm 84 was used to celebrate pilgrimages to the temple in Jerusalem (3 times a year). In these strophes the singer extols the virtue of those that are faithful and concludes with praise to the “anointed” king “our shield.”
CCC: Ps 84:3 1156, 2633
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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11
#330 Weekday Year II Context (Tuesday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time)
#703 Commons Context (The Common of the Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church)
#23O-1 BVM Context (The Blessed Virgin Mary, Temple of the Lord 23)
R. Here God lives among his people.
R. How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, mighty God!
or:
R. Here God lives among his people.
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
R. How lovely is your dwelling-place. Lord, mighty God!
or:
R. Here God lives among his people.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young-
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. How lovely is your dwelling-place. Lord, mighty God!
or:
R. Here God lives among his people.
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
O God, behold our shield,
and look upon the face of your anointed. "
R. How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, mighty God!
or:
R. Here God lives among his people.
I had rather one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
R. How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, mighty God!
or:
R. Here God lives among his people.
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Commentary on Ps 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11
Psalm 84 is a hymn in praise of the temple, a song of Zion. The psalmist sings of the joy felt by the faithful who can spend time with the Lord in his house. It is a hymn for those who depend on God (Blessed they who dwell in your house!). This selection captures the reverence for the temple that is part of the Hebrew tradition, a tradition carried on in part by reverence to church structures today.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11
#400 Weekday Year II Context (Saturday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time)
#404 Weekday Year I Context (Thursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time)
#819 Ritual Mass Context (IX. For the Dedication or Blessing of a Church or of an Altar, 2. Dedication of an Altar, 1.)
R.(2) How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
or: R. (Rv. 21:3b) Here God lives among his people.
or: R. (Rv. 21-3b) God who is with them will be their God.
# 845 Mass for Various Needs Context (I. For the Holy Church, 5. For Priests, 4.)
R. (5a) Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
R.(2) How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young–
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
They go from strength to strength.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
I had rather one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
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Commentary on Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11
Psalm 84 gives thanks for the courts of the temple in Jerusalem. It supports the story of the establishment of the “meeting tent” (Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38). The praise given to the temple may also be applied to the less permanent symbol of God’s guiding presence. It also recalls Jeremiah’s oracle that the temple would not be a refuge for the wicked, and that the great gift of his presence in the temple was for the faithful.
Those who find a home in God's temple are blessed. They find strength flowing from the Lord, sustaining them. The timelessness of heaven is reflected in the service of God's house, his dwelling place.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6, 12
#441 Weekday Year II Context (Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time)
R. (2) How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young—
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
their hearts are set upon the pilgrimage.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
For a sun and a shield is the LORD God;
grace and glory he bestows;
The LORD withholds no good thing
from those who walk in sincerity.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
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Commentary on Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6, 12
Psalm 84 is a song of praise and thanksgiving sung by pilgrims anxious to experience the joy of the divine presence as they go to meet the Lord. They believe he is most present at their place of worship (the temple in Jerusalem). The hope of the prize that awaits them shares the image of the victorious athlete proposed by St. Paul (1 Corinthians 9:24).
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a
#507 Weekday Year II Context (Friday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time)
R. (Rv. 21:3b) Here God lives among his people.
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
R. Here God lives among his people.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young–
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. Here God lives among his people.
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
They go from strength to strength.
R. Here God lives among his people.
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Commentary on Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a
Psalm 84 is a hymn of praise for those who depend on God (Blessed they who dwell in your house). The house of the Lord invites all who are faithful, from the largest to the smallest. Those who find a home in God's temple are blessed; they find strength flowing from the Lord, sustaining them.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3-4, 5, 11
#772 Ritual Mass (II. For the Conferral of Holy Orders, 2.)
R. (5a) Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young-
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
I had rather one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
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Commentary on Ps 84:3-4, 5, 11
Psalm 84 is a hymn of praise for those who depend on God (Blessed they who dwell in your house!). The house of the Lord invites all who are faithful, from the largest to the smallest. In this selection we hear the intense desire to live in God's Holy Temple, praising the LORD continuously. The timelessness of heaven is reflected in the service of God's house, his dwelling place.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8, 11, 12
#813 Ritual Mass (VIII. For the Consecration of Virgins and Religious Profession, 9.)
R. (2) How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
My soul yearns and pines
tor the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
R. I low lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young-
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. I low lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
They go from strength to strength;
they shall see the God of gods in Zion.
R. I low lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
I had rather one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
R. I low lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
For a sun and a shield is the LORD God;
grace and glory he bestows;
The LORD withholds no good thing
from those who walk in sincerity.
R. I low lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
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Commentary on Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8, 11, 12
Psalm 84 is a hymn of praise for those who depend on God (Blessed they who dwell in your house!). The singer expresses the intense longing for the holy space of the Lord's temple. The house of the Lord invites all who are faithful, from the largest to the smallest. In this selection we hear the intense desire to live in God's Holy Temple, praising the LORD continuously. Those who find a home in God's temple are blessed; they find strength flowing from the Lord, sustaining them. The timelessness of heaven is reflected in the service of God's house, his dwelling place. All who walk with the Lord are graciously rewarded; for God is merciful to all who follow him with sincerity of heart.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3-4, 6 and 8a, 11
#859 Mass for Various Needs (I. For the Holy Church, 8. For Vocations to Holy Orders or Religious Life, Fourth Option)
R. (5a) Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young-
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
their hearts are set upon the pilgrimage.
They go from strength to strength.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
I had rather one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
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Commentary on Ps 84:3-4, 6 and 8a, 11
Psalm 84 is a hymn of praise for those who depend on God (Blessed they who dwell in your house!). The singer expresses the intense longing for the holy space of the Lord's temple. The house of the Lord invites all who are faithful, from the largest to the smallest. Those who find a home in God's temple are blessed; they find strength flowing from the Lord, sustaining them. The timelessness of heaven is reflected in the service of God's house, his dwelling place.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Fin
#17C Solemnities Context (Feast of the Holy Family)
#8C BVM Context (Our Lady of Nazareth II, Christmas 8)
R. (cf. 5a) Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts!
My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
Happy they who dwell in your house!
Continually they praise you.
Happy the men whose strength you are!
Their hearts are set upon the pilgrimage.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
O LORD of hosts, hear our prayer;
hearken, O God of Jacob!
O God, behold our shield,
and look upon the face of your anointed.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
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Commentary on Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10
Psalm 84 was used to celebrate pilgrimages to the temple in Jerusalem (3 times a year). In these strophes the singer extols the virtue of those that are faithful and concludes with praise to the “anointed” king “our shield.”
CCC: Ps 84:3 1156, 2633
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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11
#330 Weekday Year II Context (Tuesday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time)
#703 Commons Context (The Common of the Anniversary of the Dedication of a Church)
#23O-1 BVM Context (The Blessed Virgin Mary, Temple of the Lord 23)
R. Here God lives among his people.
R. How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, mighty God!
or:
R. Here God lives among his people.
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
R. How lovely is your dwelling-place. Lord, mighty God!
or:
R. Here God lives among his people.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young-
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. How lovely is your dwelling-place. Lord, mighty God!
or:
R. Here God lives among his people.
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
O God, behold our shield,
and look upon the face of your anointed. "
R. How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, mighty God!
or:
R. Here God lives among his people.
I had rather one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
R. How lovely is your dwelling-place, Lord, mighty God!
or:
R. Here God lives among his people.
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Commentary on Ps 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11
Psalm 84 is a hymn in praise of the temple, a song of Zion. The psalmist sings of the joy felt by the faithful who can spend time with the Lord in his house. It is a hymn for those who depend on God (Blessed they who dwell in your house!). This selection captures the reverence for the temple that is part of the Hebrew tradition, a tradition carried on in part by reverence to church structures today.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11
#400 Weekday Year II Context (Saturday of the 16th Week in Ordinary Time)
#404 Weekday Year I Context (Thursday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time)
#819 Ritual Mass Context (IX. For the Dedication or Blessing of a Church or of an Altar, 2. Dedication of an Altar, 1.)
R.(2) How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
or: R. (Rv. 21:3b) Here God lives among his people.
or: R. (Rv. 21-3b) God who is with them will be their God.
# 845 Mass for Various Needs Context (I. For the Holy Church, 5. For Priests, 4.)
R. (5a) Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
R.(2) How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young–
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
They go from strength to strength.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
I had rather one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord, mighty God!
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Commentary on Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11
Psalm 84 gives thanks for the courts of the temple in Jerusalem. It supports the story of the establishment of the “meeting tent” (Exodus 40:16-21, 34-38). The praise given to the temple may also be applied to the less permanent symbol of God’s guiding presence. It also recalls Jeremiah’s oracle that the temple would not be a refuge for the wicked, and that the great gift of his presence in the temple was for the faithful.
Those who find a home in God's temple are blessed. They find strength flowing from the Lord, sustaining them. The timelessness of heaven is reflected in the service of God's house, his dwelling place.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6, 12
#441 Weekday Year II Context (Friday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time)
R. (2) How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young—
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
their hearts are set upon the pilgrimage.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
For a sun and a shield is the LORD God;
grace and glory he bestows;
The LORD withholds no good thing
from those who walk in sincerity.
R. How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
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Commentary on Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6, 12
Psalm 84 is a song of praise and thanksgiving sung by pilgrims anxious to experience the joy of the divine presence as they go to meet the Lord. They believe he is most present at their place of worship (the temple in Jerusalem). The hope of the prize that awaits them shares the image of the victorious athlete proposed by St. Paul (1 Corinthians 9:24).
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a
#507 Weekday Year II Context (Friday of the 34th Week in Ordinary Time)
R. (Rv. 21:3b) Here God lives among his people.
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
R. Here God lives among his people.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young–
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. Here God lives among his people.
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
They go from strength to strength.
R. Here God lives among his people.
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Commentary on Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a
Psalm 84 is a hymn of praise for those who depend on God (Blessed they who dwell in your house). The house of the Lord invites all who are faithful, from the largest to the smallest. Those who find a home in God's temple are blessed; they find strength flowing from the Lord, sustaining them.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3-4, 5, 11
#772 Ritual Mass (II. For the Conferral of Holy Orders, 2.)
R. (5a) Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young-
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
I had rather one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
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Commentary on Ps 84:3-4, 5, 11
Psalm 84 is a hymn of praise for those who depend on God (Blessed they who dwell in your house!). The house of the Lord invites all who are faithful, from the largest to the smallest. In this selection we hear the intense desire to live in God's Holy Temple, praising the LORD continuously. The timelessness of heaven is reflected in the service of God's house, his dwelling place.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8, 11, 12
#813 Ritual Mass (VIII. For the Consecration of Virgins and Religious Profession, 9.)
R. (2) How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
My soul yearns and pines
tor the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
R. I low lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young-
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. I low lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
Blessed they who dwell in your house!
continually they praise you.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
They go from strength to strength;
they shall see the God of gods in Zion.
R. I low lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
I had rather one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
R. I low lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
For a sun and a shield is the LORD God;
grace and glory he bestows;
The LORD withholds no good thing
from those who walk in sincerity.
R. I low lovely is your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
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Commentary on Ps 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8, 11, 12
Psalm 84 is a hymn of praise for those who depend on God (Blessed they who dwell in your house!). The singer expresses the intense longing for the holy space of the Lord's temple. The house of the Lord invites all who are faithful, from the largest to the smallest. In this selection we hear the intense desire to live in God's Holy Temple, praising the LORD continuously. Those who find a home in God's temple are blessed; they find strength flowing from the Lord, sustaining them. The timelessness of heaven is reflected in the service of God's house, his dwelling place. All who walk with the Lord are graciously rewarded; for God is merciful to all who follow him with sincerity of heart.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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Psalm 84:3-4, 6 and 8a, 11
#859 Mass for Various Needs (I. For the Holy Church, 8. For Vocations to Holy Orders or Religious Life, Fourth Option)
R. (5a) Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
My soul yearns and pines
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh
cry out for the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest
in which she puts her young-
Your altars, O LORD of hosts,
my king and my God!
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
Blessed the men whose strength you are!
their hearts are set upon the pilgrimage.
They go from strength to strength.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
I had rather one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I had rather lie at the threshold of the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
R. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord.
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Commentary on Ps 84:3-4, 6 and 8a, 11
Psalm 84 is a hymn of praise for those who depend on God (Blessed they who dwell in your house!). The singer expresses the intense longing for the holy space of the Lord's temple. The house of the Lord invites all who are faithful, from the largest to the smallest. Those who find a home in God's temple are blessed; they find strength flowing from the Lord, sustaining them. The timelessness of heaven is reflected in the service of God's house, his dwelling place.
CCC: Ps 84:3 1770
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