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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1A song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD." |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4That is where the tribes go up-- the tribes of the LORD-- to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, "Peace be within you." |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity. |
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