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A Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem

¹ I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord." ² Our feet are standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem. ³ Jerusalem is built as a city where people come together. ⁴ That is where the different families go, the families of the Lord. There they give thanks to the name of the Lord, by the Law that was given to Israel. ⁵ For thrones were set there for telling who is guilty or not, the thrones of the house of David.

⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May all go well for those who love you. ⁷ May there be peace within your walls. May all go well within your houses. ⁸ I will now say, "May peace be within you," for the good of my brothers and my friends. ⁹ Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will pray for your good.