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