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 psalm of the steps, or the goings up. By David.” I was glad when they said to me, Let us go up to the house of the LORD!

2 Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem!

Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem!

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

Jerusalem, the rebuilt city! The city that is joined 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.

Thither the tribes go up, The tribes of the LORD, according to the law of Israel, To praise the name of the LORD.

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

There stand the thrones of judgment, 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 they prosper who love thee!

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

Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces!

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

For my brethren and companions' sake will I say, Peace be within thee!

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, Will I seek thy good!