| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the LORD.” | 1A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. |
| 2Our feet have been standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem! | 2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. |
| 3Jerusalem is built As a city that is compact together, | 3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact 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. | 4Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. |
| 5For thrones are set there for judgment, The thrones of the house of David. | 5For there are set thrones of judgment, 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: they shall prosper that love thee. |
| 7Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces.” | 7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. |
| 8For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, “Peace be within you.” | 8For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. |
| 9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good. | 9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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