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Daniel 6:10-11
When Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house. The windows in its upstairs room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before.Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.
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Nehemiah 1:2-4
Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah, and I questioned them about Jerusalem and the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile.They said to me,“ The remnant in the province, who survived the exile, are in great trouble and disgrace. Jerusalem’s wall has been broken down, and its gates have been burned.”When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for a number of days, fasting and praying before the God of the heavens.
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Psalms 84:10
Better a day in your courts than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than live in the tents of wicked people.
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Zechariah 11:17
Woe to the worthless shepherd who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm wither away and his right eye go completely blind!”
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Nehemiah 2:2-3
so the king said to me,“ Why do you look so sad, when you aren’t sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.” I was overwhelmed with fearand replied to the king,“ May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”
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Psalms 122:5-9
There, thrones for judgment are placed, thrones of the house of David.Pray for the well-being of Jerusalem:“ May those who love you be secure;may there be peace within your walls, security within your fortresses.”Because of my brothers and friends, I will say,“ May peace be in you.”Because of the house of the LORD our God, I will pursue your prosperity.
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Psalms 102:13-14
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show favor to her— the appointed time has come.For your servants take delight in its stones and favor its dust.
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Jeremiah 51:50
You who have escaped the sword, go and do not stand still! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to your mind.
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Isaiah 62:1
I will not keep silent because of Zion, and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem, until her righteousness shines like a bright light and her salvation, like a flaming torch.
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Isaiah 62:6-7
Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen on your walls; they will never be silent, day or night. There is no rest for you, who remind the LORD.Do not give him rest until he establishes and makes Jerusalem the praise of the earth.
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Psalms 84:1-2
How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD of Armies.I long and yearn for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.