Psalm 84 

“ ¹How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!²My soul longs, indeed it faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God. ³Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. ⁴Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. Selah ⁵Happy are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. ⁶As they go through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. ⁷They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion. ⁸O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah ⁹Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed. ¹⁰For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live in the tents of wickedness. ¹¹For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly. ¹²O Lord of hosts, happy is everyone who trusts in you.”

Prayer 

My King and My God, may we remember the joy of being in your presence and the strength we experience as your people. May your Son’s love guide our days and illuminate our nights, his hope is eternal and we give thanks for that gift. In Christ’s name we pray, Amen.