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.'

I was glad/happy when people said to me, “We should go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]!”

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

And now we are here, standing inside the gates/city of [APO] Jerusalem.

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

Jerusalem is a city that has been rebuilt, with the result that people can gather together in it.

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.

We [people of the] tribes of Israel who belong to Yahweh can now go up there as Yahweh commanded that we should do, and we can thank him.

5 For there were set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

There the kings of Israel who were descendants of [King] David sit on their thrones and decide cases [fairly when the people have disputes].

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may they prosper that love thee.

Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem; I desire that those who love Jerusalem will (prosper/live peacefully).

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

I desire that there will be peace inside the walls of the city and that [people who are] inside the palaces will be safe.

8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say: 'Peace be within thee.'

For the sake of my relatives and friends, I say, “My desire is that that inside Jerusalem [people will live] peacefully.”

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

And because I love the temple of Yahweh our God, I pray that things will go well for the people who live [in Jerusalem].