The Message Bible MSG
English Standard Version ESV
1 When they said, "Let's go to the house of God," my heart leaped for joy.
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I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"
2 And now we're here, O Jerusalem, inside Jerusalem's walls!
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Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
3 Jerusalem, well-built city, built as a place for worship!
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Jerusalem--built as a city that is bound firmly together,
4 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.
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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.
5 Thrones for righteous judgment are set there, famous David-thrones.
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There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for Jerusalem's peace! Prosperity to all you Jerusalem-lovers!
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! "May they be secure who love you!
7 Friendly insiders, get along! Hostile outsiders, keep your distance!
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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 it again: live in peace!
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For my brothers and companions' sake I will say, "Peace be within you!"
9 For the sake of the house of our God, God, I'll do my very best for you.
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For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
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