| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1A song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD." | 1A song of ascents, by David. I was glad because they said to me, "We will go to the LORD's temple." |
| 2Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem. | 2Our feet are standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem. |
| 3Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together. | 3Jerusalem is a city designed to accommodate an assembly. |
| 4That is where the tribes go up-- the tribes of the LORD-- to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel. | 4The tribes go up there, the tribes of the LORD, where it is required that Israel give thanks to the name of the LORD. |
| 5There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. | 5Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David. |
| 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure. | 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper! |
| 7May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels." | 7May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses! |
| 8For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, "Peace be within you." | 8For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I will say, "May there be peace in you!" |
| 9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity. | 9For the sake of the temple of the LORD our God I will pray for you to prosper. |
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