Psalms 122

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

“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up. By David.” I was glad when they said to me, Let us go up to the house of the LORD!

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

Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem!

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

Jerusalem, the rebuilt city! The city that is joined together!

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

Thither the tribes go up, The tribes of the LORD, according to the law of Israel, To praise the name of the LORD.

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

There stand the thrones of judgment, The thrones of the house of David.

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

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they prosper who love thee!

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

Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces!

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

For my brethren and companions' sake will I say, Peace be within thee!

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, Will I seek thy good!