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.  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.  Lord Almighty,     blessed is the one who trusts in you.

For you, God, tested us;     you refined us like silver.  You brought us into prison     and laid burdens on our backs.  You let people ride over our heads;     we went through fire and water,     but you brought us to a place of abundance.