17 You need not fight in this battle; take your position, (A)stand and watch the salvation of the Lord in your behalf, Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow, go out to face them, (B)for the Lord is with you.”

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19 In the (A)courtyards of the Lords house,
In the midst of you, (B)Jerusalem!
[a]Praise [b]the Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 116:19 Or Hallelujah!
  2. Psalm 116:19 Heb Yah

Our feet are standing
Within your (A)gates, Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, that has been (B)built
As a city that is (C)firmly joined together;

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If I (A)forget you, Jerusalem,
May my right hand [a]forget its skill.
May my (B)tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
If I do not remember you,
If I do not [b](C)exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 137:5 I.e., become useless
  2. Psalm 137:6 Lit cause to ascend

12 Praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Praise your God, Zion!
13 For He has strengthened the (A)bars of your gates;
He has (B)blessed your sons among you.
14 He (C)makes [a]peace in your borders;
He (D)satisfies you with (E)the [b]finest of the wheat.

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  1. Psalm 147:14 Lit your borders peace
  2. Psalm 147:14 Lit fat

Go up on a (A)high mountain,
Zion, messenger of (B)good news,
Raise your voice forcefully,
Jerusalem, messenger of good news;
Raise it up, do not fear.
Say to the (C)cities of Judah,
(D)Here is your God!”

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27 (A)Previously I said to Zion, ‘Behold, here they are.’
And to Jerusalem, ‘I will give a (B)messenger of good news.’

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17 (A)Pull yourself up! Pull yourself up! Arise, Jerusalem!
You who have (B)drunk from the Lords hand the cup of His anger;
The [a]chalice of staggering you have drunk to the dregs.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 51:17 Lit bowl of the cup of reeling

Cheer for Prostrate Zion

52 (A)Awake, awake,
Clothe yourself in your strength, Zion;
Clothe yourself with your (B)beautiful garments,
Jerusalem, the (C)holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the (D)unclean
Will no longer come into you.

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Shake yourself (A)from the dust, (B)rise up,
Captive Jerusalem;
(C)Release yourself from the chains around your neck,
Captive daughter of Zion.

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On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed (A)watchmen;
All day and all night they will never keep silent.
You who (B)profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves;

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14 Wash your heart from evil, Jerusalem,
So that you may be saved.
How long will your (A)wicked thoughts
Lodge within you?

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(A)Be warned, Jerusalem,
Or [a](B)I shall be alienated from you,
And make you a desolation,
An uninhabited land.”

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  1. Jeremiah 6:8 Lit my soul

27 As for your (A)adulteries and your lustful neighings,
The (B)outrageous sin of your prostitution
On the (C)hills in the field,
I have seen your abominations.
Woe to you, Jerusalem!
(D)How long will you remain unclean?”

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“Indeed, who will have (A)pity on you, Jerusalem,
Or who will (B)mourn for you,
Or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?

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41 When He approached Jerusalem, He saw the city and (A)wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had known on this day, even you, the conditions for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. 43 For the days will come upon you [a]when your enemies will (B)put up a [b]barricade against you, and (C)surround you and hem you in on every side, 44 and they will level you to the ground, and throw down your children within you, and (D)they will not leave in you one stone upon [c]another, because you did not recognize (E)the time of your visitation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 19:43 Lit and
  2. Luke 19:43 I.e., a dirt wall or mound for siege purposes
  3. Luke 19:44 Lit a stone

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