NET Bible | English Standard Version |
1A song of ascents, by David. I was glad because they said to me, "We will go to the LORD's temple." | 1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” |
2Our feet are standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem. | 2Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! |
3Jerusalem is a city designed to accommodate an assembly. | 3Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together, |
4The tribes go up there, the tribes of the LORD, where it is required that Israel give thanks to the name of the LORD. | 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. |
5Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David. | 5There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. |
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper! | 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! |
7May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses! | 7Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” |
8For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I will say, "May there be peace in you!" | 8For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” |
9For the sake of the temple of the LORD our God I will pray for you to prosper. | 9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. |
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