You people of Jerusalem, praise the Lord on Mount Zion. Praise the Lord!
May the Lord bless you from Mount Zion, he who made heaven and earth.
Shout and sing for joy, you people of Jerusalem, because the Holy One of Israel does great things before your eyes.”
May the Lord bless you from Mount Zion; may you enjoy the good things of Jerusalem all your life.
His Tent is in Jerusalem; his home is on Mount Zion.
But now I have chosen Jerusalem as the place I am to be worshiped, and I have chosen David to lead my people Israel.’
God, we come into your Temple to think about your love.
The Lord is great; he should be praised in the city of our God, on his holy mountain.
He has found no wrong in the people of Jacob; he saw no fault in Israel. The Lord their God is with them, and they praise their King.
David had said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people. He has come to live in Jerusalem forever.
Also take the silver and gold you receive from the area of Babylon. Take the offerings the Israelites and their priests have given as gifts for the Temple of your God in Jerusalem.
It is high and beautiful and brings joy to the whole world. Mount Zion is like the high mountains of the north; it is the city of the Great King.
God is within its palaces; he is known as its defender.