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¹ I was happy when the people said,
    "Let us go to the Lord's Temple."
² Here we are, standing at the gates of Jerusalem.
³ This is New Jerusalem!
    The city has been rebuilt as one united city.
⁴ This is where the tribes come, the tribes who belong to the Lord.
    The people of Israel come here to praise the Lord's name.
⁵ The kings from David's family put their thrones here.
    They set up their thrones to judge the people.

⁶ Pray for peace in Jerusalem:
    "May those who love you find peace.
⁷ May there be peace within your walls.
    May there be safety in your great buildings."

⁸ For the good of my family and neighbors,
    I pray that there will be peace here.
⁹ For the good of the Temple of the Lord our God,
    I pray that good things will happen to this city.