| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to 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 have been standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem! | 2Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! |
| 3Jerusalem is built As a city that is compact together, | 3Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together, |
| 4Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the LORD, To the Testimony of Israel, To give thanks to 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 thrones are set there for 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: “May they prosper who love you. | 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! |
| 7Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces.” | 7Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” |
| 8For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, “Peace be within you.” | 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 your good. | 9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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