Laetatus sum in his. The desire and hope of the just for the coming of the kingdom of God, and the peace of his church. A gradual canticle.
1 I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord.
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Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together.
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For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord.
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Because their seats have sat in judgment, seats upon the house of David.
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Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee.
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Let peace be in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers.
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For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee.
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Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.