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¹ I was glad when they said to me,
    ^(b)"Let us go to the house of the Lord!"
² Our feet have been standing
    within your gates, O Jerusalem!

³ Jerusalem—^(c)built as a city
    that is ^(d)bound firmly together,
⁴ to which the tribes ^(e)go up,
    the tribes of the Lord,
as was ^(f)decreed for^[a] Israel,
    to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
⁵ There ^(g)thrones for judgment were set,
    the thrones of the house of David.

^6 (h)Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
    "May they be secure who love you!
⁷ Peace be within your ⁽ⁱ⁾walls
    and security within your ^(j)towers!"
⁸ For my brothers and companions' sake
    I will say, ^(k)"Peace be within you!"
⁹ For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will ^(l)seek your good.