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1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into 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 is built As a city that is compact together,
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3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.
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4 Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the Lord, To the Testimony of 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 For thrones are set there for judgment, 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 prosper 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, Prosperity within your palaces."
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7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels."
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8 For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now 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 Because 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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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
