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1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"
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1 I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."
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2 Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
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2 Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
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3 Jerusalem--built as a city that is bound firmly together,
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3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.
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4 to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
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4 That is where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel.
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5 There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.
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5 There the thrones for judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
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6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! "May they be secure who love you!
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6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure.
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7 Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!"
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7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels."
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8 For my brothers and companions' sake I will say, "Peace be within you!"
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8 For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, "Peace be within you."
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9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
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9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
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