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Psalms 122:2

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Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
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  1. 2 Chronicles 6:6Rank 1 from verse 2
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    6But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

  2. Psalms 100:4Rank 2 from verse 2
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    4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

  3. Psalms 84:7Rank 3 from verse 2
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    7They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.

  4. Exodus 20:24Rank 4 from verse 2
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    24¶ An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

  5. Psalms 87:1–3Rank 5 from verse 2
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    1HIS foundation is in the holy mountains.

    2The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

    3Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.

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Psalms 122:2

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

stand

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Sense 1: To be upright, rise, stop, remain, endure, take or keep a position, be established, withstand, or present oneself before another. Sense 2: A fixed position or state of stopping, as in ‘at a stand’.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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gates

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Movable barriers and the entrances they close in walls, cities, courts, houses, or enclosed places; by extension, the city, jurisdiction, public place, or access represented by those entrances.

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1I WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

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3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

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