5. Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
7. They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.
8. Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.
9. Look on our shield, O God; look with favor on your anointed one.
10. Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
11. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
12. Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.