PSALM LXXXIV // 1. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! / 2. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. / 3. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God. / 4. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. / 5. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. / 6. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. / 7. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. / 8. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. / 9. Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. / 10. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. / 11. For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. / 12. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Pilgrims on earth here we may rest, / The sparrow here hath found a nest, / Thine altars O Lord God, / For all thy blessings and thy care, / Our gratitude in praise and prayer, / Shall still ascend to thine abode. //

Maker

Unknown

Date made

early 19th century

Origin

England

Stitches

Cross

In Bolton & Co.

No

Foundation Cloth

Wool

Embroidery Thread

Silk

Predominent Motif

Sampler with a Psalm. Undulating flower border all four sides.

Inscription

PSALM LXXXIV // 1. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! / 2. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. / 3. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God. / 4. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. / 5. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. / 6. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. / 7. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. / 8. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. / 9. Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. / 10. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. / 11. For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. / 12. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Pilgrims on earth here we may rest, / The sparrow here hath found a nest, / Thine altars O Lord God, / For all thy blessings and thy care, / Our gratitude in praise and prayer, / Shall still ascend to thine abode. //

Length Without Frame

14"

Width Without Frame

25 1/4"

Historical Owner

#1997.7.135 Martha Clawson Reed Collection

Owner

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Owner Private

Vassar College Loeb Art Center