[1] I was very happy when people said, ”Let us go to the Lord’s temple.”
[2] Here we are, standing at the gates of Jerusalem.
[3] This is New Jerusalem! The city has been built again as one united city.
[4] That is where the family groups go. The people of Israel go there to praise the Lord’s name. They are the family groups that belong to the Lord
[5] The kings from David’s family put their thrones in that place. They set up their thrones there to judge the people.
[6] Pray for peace in Jerusalem. ”I hope the people who love you will find peace there. I hope there will be peace inside your walls. I hope there will be safety in your great buildings.”
[7] For the good of my brothers and neighbors, I pray there will be peace here.
[8] For the good of the temple of the Lord our God, I pray that good things will happen to this city.