| 1 | I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord! |
| 2 | Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!— |
| 3 | Jerusalem, which is built as a city that is compacted together— |
| 4 | To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed
and
as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. |
| 5 | For there the thrones of judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. |
| 6 | Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they prosper who love you [the Holy City]! |
| 7 | May peace be within your walls and prosperity within your palaces! |
| 8 | For my brethren and companions’ sake, I will now say, Peace be within you! |
| 9 | For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek, inquire for,
and
require your good. |
Cross references:
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Psalm 122:1 : Isa. 2:3; Zech. 8:21.
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