A Song of Ascents; of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me: 'Let us go unto the house of the LORD.'
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Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem;
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Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together;
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Whither the tribes went up, even the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony unto Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
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For there were set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; May they prosper that love thee.
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Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
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For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say: 'Peace be within thee.'
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For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
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