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 favour and honour.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
   from those who walk uprightly.
¹²O Lord of hosts,
   happy is everyone who trusts in you.