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\d A psalm written by David for people going up to the temple to worship.
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\v 1 I was glad when people said to me,
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\q2 "We should go to the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem!"
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\q1
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\v 2 Now we are here,
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\q2 standing inside the gates of Jerusalem.
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\q1
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\v 3 Jerusalem is a city that has been built
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\q2 in a very beautiful manner.
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\q1
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\v 4 We people of the tribes of Israel who belong to Yahweh can now go up there
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\q2 as Yahweh commanded that we should do,
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\q2 and we can thank him.
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\q1
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\v 5 There the kings of Israel, who were descendants of King David, sat on their thrones
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\q2 and decided cases fairly when the people had disputes.
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\v 6 Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem;
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\q1 I wish that those who love Jerusalem will succeed in life.
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\q1
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\v 7 I hope that there may be peace inside the walls of the city
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\q2 and that people who are inside the palaces may be safe.
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\q1
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\v 8 For the sake of my relatives and friends I say,
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\q2 "I wish that people will live peacefully inside Jerusalem ."
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\q1
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\v 9 Because I love the temple of Yahweh our God,
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\q2 I pray that things will go well for the people who live in Jerusalem.
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