Psalms 122

1 A Song of Ascents; of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me: 'Let us go unto the house of the LORD.'

A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

2 Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem;

Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together;

Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

4 Whither the tribes went up, even the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony unto Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

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 were 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; may they 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 walls, and 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 now say: 'Peace be within thee.'

For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I have indeed spoken peace concerning you.

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

Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought your good.