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1 I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
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<<A Song of Ascents. By David.>> I was glad when they said to me, "Let's go to Yahweh's house!"
2 Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.
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Our feet are standing Within your gates, Jerusalem;
3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.
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Jerusalem, that is built 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 LORD according to the statute given to Israel.
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Where the tribes go up, even Yah's tribes, According to an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
5 There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
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For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of David's house.
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 will prosper who love you.
7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.”
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Peace be within your walls, And prosperity within your palaces.
8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
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For my brothers' and companions' sakes, I will now say, "Peace be within you."
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
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For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.
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