King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
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I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord!"
2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
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Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
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Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together.
4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
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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 For there are set thrones of judgment, 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 for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.
7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
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Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers."
8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
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For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, "Peace be within you."
9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
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For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.
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New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.