1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

1 ¶ I was glad when they said unto me,
Let us go unto the house of the Lord.

2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

2 ¶ Our feet are standing
Within thy gates, O Jerusalem;

3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

3 ¶ Jerusalem, that art builded
As a city that is compact together:

4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

4 ¶ Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord,
For a testimony unto Israel,
To give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

5 ¶ For there are set thrones for judgement,
The thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

6 ¶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
They shall prosper that love thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

7 ¶ Peace be within thy walls,
And prosperity within thy palaces.

8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

8 ¶ For my brethren and companions’ sakes,
I will now say, Peace be within thee.

9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.

9 ¶ For the sake of the house of the Lord our God
I will seek thy good.