| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” | 1A Davidic song of ascents. I rejoiced with those who said to me," Let us go to the house of the LORD." |
| 2Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! | 2Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem-- |
| 3Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together, | 3Jerusalem, built as a city should be, solidly joined together, |
| 4to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. | 4where the tribes, Yahweh's tribes, go up to give thanks to the name of Yahweh. (This is an ordinance for Israel.) |
| 5There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. | 5There, thrones for judgment are placed, thrones of the house of David. |
| 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! | 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:" May those who love you prosper; |
| 7Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” | 7may there be peace within your walls, prosperity within your fortresses." |
| 8For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” | 8Because of my brothers and friends, I will say, "Peace be with you." |
| 9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. | 9Because of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. |
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