7They go from strength to strength,
         Every one of them appears before God in Zion.

8O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer;
         Give ear, O God of Jacob!

9Behold our shield, O God,
         And look upon the face of Your anointed.

10For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside.
         I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God
         Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.

11For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
         The LORD gives grace and glory;
         No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

12O LORD of hosts,
         How blessed is the man who trusts in You!

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