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A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!”
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Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem!
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Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together,
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where the tribes go up, even the LORD’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the LORD’s name.
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For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
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Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
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For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
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For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
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