Psalms 122

1 A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!”

A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

2 Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem!

Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together,

Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,

4 where the tribes go up, even the LORD’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the LORD’s name.

where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

5 For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.

For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.

7 Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.

May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”

8 For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”

For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.

For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.