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| 1 A Song of degrees. Of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah. |
Go into the house – Become part of the true Temple. R3284:4, R1495:6
In the Millennial age all mankind will be invited to approach the Lord and his spiritual Temple, The Christ; and, through them, the Father. R3284:4
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| 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. |
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| 3 Jerusalem, which art built as a city that is compact together, |
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| 4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of Jah, a testimony to Israel, to give thanks unto the name of Jehovah. |
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| 5 For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. |
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| 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. |
Peace of Jerusalem – As true of Jerusalem the higher, and her children of peace, as of the earthly Jerusalem. Those who pray for the Lord's cause seek to serve it and are proportionately blessed thereby. R2576:2
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| 7 Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces. |
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| 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee! |
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| 9 Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good. |
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