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1 I was happy when they said to me, "Let's go to the Temple 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 Jerusalem, we are standing at your gates.
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Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
3 Jerusalem is built as a city with the buildings close together.
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Jerusalem— built as a city that is bound firmly together,
4 The tribes go up there, the tribes who belong to the Lord. to praise the Lord at Jerusalem.
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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 There the descendants of David set their thrones to judge the people.
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There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for peace in Jerusalem: "May those who love her be safe.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you!
7 May there be peace within her walls and safety within her strong towers."
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Peace be within your walls and security within your towers! ”
8 To help my relatives and friends, I say, "Let Jerusalem have peace."
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For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you! ”
9 For the sake of the Temple of the Lord our God, I wish good for her. A song for going up to worship.
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For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.