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1 I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let's go to the LORD's house!"
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I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord!"
2 Now our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem!
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Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is built like a city joined together in unity.
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Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together.
4 That is where the tribes go up— the LORD's tribes! It is the law for Israel to give thanks there to the LORD's name,
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To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
5 because the thrones of justice are there— the thrones of the house of David!
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For there the thrones for judgment were set up, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray that Jerusalem has peace: "Let those who love you have rest.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.
7 Let there be peace on your walls; let there be rest on your fortifications."
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Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers."
8 For the sake of my family and friends, I say, "Peace be with you, Jerusalem."
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For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, "Peace be within you."
9 For the sake of the LORD our God's house I will pray for your good.
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For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.