44 but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day’s journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances.

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44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.

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Many people shall come and say,
(A)“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
He will teach us His ways,
And we shall walk in His paths.”
(B)For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

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Many peoples(A) will come and say,

“Come, let us go(B) up to the mountain(C) of the Lord,
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(D) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(E)

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The Joy of Going to the House of the Lord

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

122 I was glad when they said to me,
(A)“Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
Our feet have been standing
Within your gates, O Jerusalem!

Jerusalem is built
As a city that is (B)compact together,
(C)Where the tribes go up,
The tribes of the Lord,
[a]To (D)the Testimony of Israel,
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.

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  1. Psalm 122:4 Or As a testimony to

Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

I rejoiced with those who said to me,
    “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Our feet are standing
    in your gates, Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built like a city
    that is closely compacted together.
That is where the tribes go up—
    the tribes of the Lord
to praise the name of the Lord
    according to the statute given to Israel.

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When I remember these things,
(A)I pour out my soul within me.
For I used to go with the multitude;
(B)I went with them to the house of God,
With the voice of joy and praise,
With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.

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These things I remember
    as I pour out my soul:(A)
how I used to go to the house of God(B)
    under the protection of the Mighty One[a]
with shouts of joy(C) and praise(D)
    among the festive throng.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:4 See Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.