| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1A Song of Ascents, of David. I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD." | 1I rejoiced when they kept on asking me, "Let us go to the LORD's Temple." |
| 2Our feet are standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem, | 2Our feet are standing inside your gates, Jerusalem. |
| 3Jerusalem, that is built As a city that is compact together; | 3Jerusalem stands built up, a city knitted together. |
| 4To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD-- An ordinance for Israel-- To give thanks to the name of the LORD. | 4To it the tribes ascend— the tribes of the LORD— as decreed to Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. |
| 5For there thrones were set for judgment, The thrones of the house of David. | 5For thrones are established there for judgment, thrones of the house of David. |
| 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. | 6Pray for peace for Jerusalem: "May those who love you be at peace! |
| 7"May peace be within your walls, And prosperity within your palaces." | 7May peace be within your ramparts, and prosperity within your fortresses." |
| 8For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, "May peace be within you." | 8For the sake of my relatives and friends I will now say, "May there be peace within you." |
| 9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. | 9For the sake of the Temple of the LORD our God, I will seek your welfare. |
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