Hebrew Names Version HNV
The Message Bible MSG
1 <<A Ma`alot Song. By David.>> I was glad when they said to me, "Let's go to the LORD's house!"
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When they said, "Let's go to the house of God," my heart leaped for joy.
2 Our feet are standing Within your gates, Yerushalayim;
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And now we're here, O Jerusalem, inside Jerusalem's walls!
3 Yerushalayim, that is built As a city that is compact together;
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Jerusalem, well-built city, built as a place for worship!
4 Where the tribes go up, even the LORD's tribes, According to an ordinance for Yisra'el, To give thanks to the name of the LORD.
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The city to which the tribes ascend, all God's tribes go up to worship, To give thanks to the name of God - this is what it means to be Israel.
5 For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of David's house.
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Thrones for righteous judgment are set there, famous David-thrones.
6 Pray for the shalom of Yerushalayim. They will prosper who love you.
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Pray for Jerusalem's peace! Prosperity to all you Jerusalem-lovers!
7 Shalom be within your walls, And prosperity within your palaces.
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Friendly insiders, get along! Hostile outsiders, keep your distance!
8 For my brothers' and companions' sakes, I will now say, "Shalom be within you."
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For the sake of my family and friends, I say it again: live in peace!
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
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For the sake of the house of our God, God, I'll do my very best for you.
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