We whohadsweetfellowshiptogetherWalkedin the houseof Godin the throng.
"Allmy associatesabhorme, And thoseI lovehave turnedagainst me.
I was gladwhen they saidto me, "Let us goto the houseof the LORD."
But You, O LORD,be graciousto me and raiseme up, That I may repaythem.
ThesethingsI rememberand I pourout my soulwithinme. For I used to goalongwith the throng[and] leadthem in processionto the houseof God,With the voiceof joyand thanksgiving,a multitudekeepingfestival.
And manypeopleswill comeand say,"Come,let us goup to the mountainof the LORD,To the houseof the Godof Jacob;That He may teachus concerningHis waysAnd that we may walkin His paths."For the lawwill goforthfrom ZionAnd the wordof the LORDfrom Jerusalem.
"They cometo you as peoplecome,and sitbeforeyou [as] My peopleand hearyour words,but they do not dothem, for they dothe lustfuldesires[expressed] by their mouth,[and] their heartgoesaftertheir gain.