but chose the tribe of Judah, the Mount Zion which He loved.

For the Lord has elected Zion, He has chosen her for a habitation for Himself, [saying],

Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord your God.

Three times in the year shall every male of yours appear before the Lord, the God of Israel.

For when I have cast out the nations from before your face, and have enlarged your coasts, no one shall desire your land, whenever you may go up to appear before the Lord your God, three times in the year.

But in the place which the Lord your God shall choose in one of your cities to name His name there, and to be called upon, you shall even seek [Him] out and go there.

And there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall choose for His name to be called there, from which shall you bring all things that I order you this day; your whole burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and the firstfruits of your hands, and every choice gift of yours, whatsoever you shall vow to the Lord your God.

Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord your God in the place which the Lord shall choose in the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and in the Feast of Weeks, and in the Feast of Tabernacles: you shall not appear before the Lord your God empty.

as the Lord commanded Moses. And Aaron laid it up before the testimony to be kept.

And you shall put the veil on the posts, and you shall carry the ark of the Testimony in there within the veil; and the veil shall make a separation for you between the holy [place], and the Most Holy.

And you shall screen with the veil the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy.

And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hands, tablets of stone written on both their sides: they were written within and without.

I will go into Your house with whole burnt offerings; I will pay You my vows,

I will offer to You whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to You oxen with goats. Pause.

Alleluia. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy [endures] forever.

and gathered them out of the countries, from the east, west, north, and south.

I will offer to You the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord.