In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the Lord
And cried to my God for help;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

Surely goodness and mercy and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life,
And I shall dwell forever [throughout all my days] in the house and in the presence of the Lord.

From His dwelling place He looks closely
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—

Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever,
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have named their lands after their own names [ignoring God].

Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?
Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.

They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground;
They have profaned the dwelling place of Your name.

His tabernacle is in Salem (Jerusalem);
His dwelling place is in Zion.

Lord, You have been our dwelling place [our refuge, our sanctuary, our stability] in all generations.

Because you have made the Lord, [who is] my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,

Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead);
Death will be their shepherd;
And the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume,
So that they have no dwelling [on earth].

O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me;
Let them bring me to Your holy hill
And to Your dwelling places.

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

For they have devoured Jacob
And made his pasture desolate.

Too long my soul has had its dwelling
With those who hate peace.

“I absolutely will not enter my house,
Nor get into my bed—