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¹ I was glad when they said to me,
    "Let us go to the house of the Lord!"
² Our feet are standing
    within your gates, O Jerusalem.

³ Jerusalem—built as a city
    that is bound firmly together.
⁴ To it the tribes go up,
    the tribes of the Lord,
as was decreed for Israel,
    to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
⁵ For there the thrones for judgment were set up,
    the thrones of the house of David.

⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    "May they prosper who love you.
⁷ Peace be within your walls,
    and security within your towers."
⁸ For the sake of my relatives and friends
    I will say, "Peace be within you."
⁹ For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will seek your good.