תהילים (Tehillim) 122
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A song of ascents, by David. I was glad because they said to me,“We will go to the LORD’s temple.”
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Our feet are standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem is a city designed to accommodate an assembly.
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The tribes go up there, the tribes of the LORD, where it is required that Israel give thanks to the name of the LORD.
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Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper!
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May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses!
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For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I will say,“May there be peace in you!”
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For the sake of the temple of the LORD our God I will pray for you to prosper.