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May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem.
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Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.
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Psalm 79
A psalm of Asaph.
O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
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They have poured out blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead.
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So the name of the Lord will be declared in Zion and his praise in Jerusalem
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in the courts of the house of the Lord— in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
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Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure.
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As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.
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May the Lord bless you from Zion; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
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Praise be to the Lord from Zion, to him who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord.
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If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.
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May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.
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Remember, Lord, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. “Tear it down,” they cried, “tear it down to its foundations!”
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The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel.
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Extol the Lord, Jerusalem; praise your God, Zion.
