< Psalms 122 >
1 A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of Jehovah.
2 Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.
Our feet are standing inside thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.
Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together,
4 For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
where the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, for an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the name of Jehovah.
5 For there are set thrones for judgement, [even] thrones for the house of David.
For there thrones are set for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love you.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They shall prosper who love thee.
7 Let peace, I pray, be within your host, and prosperity in your palaces.
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
8 For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I have indeed spoken peace concerning you.
For my brothers and companions' sakes I will now say, Peace be within thee.
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought your good.
For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.