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1 (121-1) <A gradual canticle.>
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I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord!"
2 (121-1) (121-2) Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
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Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 (121-3) Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together.
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Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together.
4 (121-4) For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise 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 (121-5) Because their seats have sat in judgment, seats upon 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 (121-6) Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.
7 (121-7) Let peace be in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers.
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Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers."
8 (121-8) For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee.
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For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, "Peace be within you."
9 (121-9) Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.
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For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.
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