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שִׁיר הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת לְדָוִד שָׂמַחְתִּי בְּאֹמְרִים לִי בֵּית יְהֹוָה נֵלֵֽךְ׃ 1
I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord.
עֹמְדוֹת הָיוּ רַגְלֵינוּ בִּשְׁעָרַיִךְ יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ 2
Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם הַבְּנוּיָה כְּעִיר שֶׁחֻבְּרָה־לָּהּ יַחְדָּֽו׃ 3
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together.
שֶׁשָּׁם עָלוּ שְׁבָטִים שִׁבְטֵי־יָהּ עֵדוּת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְהֹדוֹת לְשֵׁם יְהֹוָֽה׃ 4
For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord.
כִּי שָׁמָּה ׀ יָשְׁבוּ כִסְאוֹת לְמִשְׁפָּט כִּסְאוֹת לְבֵית דָּוִֽד׃ 5
Because their seats have sat in judgment, seats upon the house of David.
שַׁאֲלוּ שְׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹהֲבָֽיִךְ׃ 6
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee.
יְהִי־שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילֵךְ שַׁלְוָה בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃ 7
Let peace be in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers.
לְמַעַן אַחַי וְרֵעָי אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּא שָׁלוֹם בָּֽךְ׃ 8
For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee.
לְמַעַן בֵּית־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲבַקְשָׁה טוֹב לָֽךְ׃ 9
Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.

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