| International Standard Version | Christian Standard Bible |
| 1I rejoiced when they kept on asking me, "Let us go to the LORD's Temple." | 1I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD." |
| 2Our feet are standing inside your gates, Jerusalem. | 2Our feet were standing within your gates, Jerusalem-- |
| 3Jerusalem stands built up, a city knitted together. | 3Jerusalem, built as a city should be, solidly united, |
| 4To it the tribes ascend— the tribes of the LORD— as decreed to Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. | 4where the tribes, the LORD's tribes, go up to give thanks to the name of the LORD. (This is an ordinance for Israel.) |
| 5For thrones are established there for judgment, thrones of the house of David. | 5There, thrones for judgment are placed, thrones of the house of David. |
| 6Pray for peace for Jerusalem: "May those who love you be at peace! | 6Pray for the well-being of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure; |
| 7May peace be within your ramparts, and prosperity within your fortresses." | 7may there be peace within your walls, security within your fortresses." |
| 8For the sake of my relatives and friends I will now say, "May there be peace within you." | 8Because of my brothers and friends, I will say, "May peace be in you." |
| 9For the sake of the Temple of the LORD our God, I will seek your welfare. | 9Because of the house of the LORD our God, I will pursue your prosperity. |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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