We reflect on your loyal love, O God, within your temple.

They are bubbling with joy as they walk in procession and enter the royal palace.

as you come out of your temple in Jerusalem! Kings bring tribute to you.

But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people.

The Lord’s shout bends the large trees and strips the leaves from the forests. Everyone in his temple says, “Majestic!”

All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.

How blessed is the one whom you choose, and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house – your holy palace.

Then our sons will be like plants, that quickly grow to full size. Our daughters will be like corner pillars, carved like those in a palace.

In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.

A psalm of Asaph. O God, foreigners have invaded your chosen land; they have polluted your holy temple and turned Jerusalem into a heap of ruins.

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have exalted your promise above the entire sky.