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King James Version KJV
1 I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
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I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
2 Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.
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Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.
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Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
4 That is where the tribes go up— the tribes of the LORD— to praise the name of the LORDaccording to the statute given to Israel.
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Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
5 There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
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For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.”
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Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
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For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
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Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
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