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A psalm written by David
1 The earth and everything in it belongs to Yahweh;
all the people in the world belong to him, too,
2 because he caused the ground to be above the water,
above the water that was deep below the surface of the earth.
3 Who will be allowed to go up on Zion Hill in Jerusalem,
in order to stand and worship in Yahweh’s holy temple?
4 Only those whose actions [MTY] and thoughts are pure,
who have not worshiped idols,
and who do not tell lies when they have solemnly promised to tell the truth.
5 ◄They will be blessed by Yahweh/Yahweh will bless them►.
When God judges them, he, who has saved them, will say that they ◄have done nothing wrong/are without fault►.
6 They are the ones who approach God,
they are the ones who may worship God, the one we Israelis worship.
(Think about that!)
7 Open up [APO] the temple gates
in order that our glorious king may enter!
8 Do you know who the glorious king is?
He is Yahweh, the one who is very strong [DOU];
He is Yahweh, who conquers all his enemies in battles!
9 Open up the temple gates
in order that our glorious king may enter!
10 Do you know who the glorious king is?
He is Yahweh almighty;
he is our glorious king!
(Think about that!)