| King James Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. | 1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” |
| 2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. | 2Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! |
| 3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: | 3Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together, |
| 4Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. | 4to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. |
| 5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. | 5There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. |
| 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. | 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! |
| 7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. | 7Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” |
| 8For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. | 8For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” |
| 9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. | 9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. |
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