Psalms 122

1 I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.”

2 Our feet shall stand within your gates, O Jerusalem.

Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem.

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

Jerusalem has been built as a city, whose participation is unto itself.

4 Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to the testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

For to that place, the tribes ascended, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to confess to the name of the Lord.

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

For in that place, seats have sat down in judgment, seats above the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you.

Petition for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for abundance for those who love you.

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

Let peace be in your virtue, and abundance in your towers.

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

For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, I spoke peace about you.

9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good.

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I sought good things for you.