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1I was glad because they said to me,[#tn Heb “in the ones saying to me.” After the verb שָׂמַח (samakh), the preposition בְּ (bet) usually introduces the reason for joy.]
“We will go to the Lord ’s temple.”
2Our feet are standing[#tn Or “were.”]
inside your gates, O Jerusalem.
3Jerusalem is a city designed[#map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.]
to accommodate an assembly.
4The tribes go up there,[#tn Or “went up.”; #tn Heb “which is where the tribes go up.”]
the tribes of the Lord ,
where it is required that Israel
give thanks to the name of the Lord .
5Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions,[#tn Or “for.”; #tn Or “sat.”]
on the thrones of the house of David.
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem![#tn Heb “ask [for].”]
May those who love her prosper!
7May there be peace inside your defenses,
and prosperity inside your fortresses!
8For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors
I will say, “May there be peace in you!”
9For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God
I will pray for you to prosper.