Psalms 84:8-9

Psalms 84:8-9. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed.

See what a rise there is in the music here, from "Hear my prayer," to "Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed." "When thou canst not look on me, look on thine Anointed."

"Him, and then the sinner see,

Look through Jesus’ wounds on me."

When God looks at us, he may well be angry; but when he looks upon Christ, he must be glad and full of love.