Psalms 122

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

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. I was so happy when they said to me, “Let's go the house of the Lord.”

2 Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.

Now we're standing inside your gates, Jerusalem!

3 Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

Jerusalem is built as a city where people can be together.

4 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.

All the tribes—the tribes of the Lord—go up there, following the command given to Israel to give thanks to the Lord.

5 For there are set thrones for judgment, [even] thrones for the house of David.

This is where the thrones are placed, where judgment is given, the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love you.

Pray that Jerusalem may be at peace. May everyone who loves Jerusalem be kept safe.

7 Let peace, I pray, be within your host, and prosperity in your palaces.

May there be peace within your walls, and safety within your fortresses.

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

On behalf of my family and friends, I will now say, “May you be at peace.”

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

On behalf of the house of the Lord our God, I pray that everything goes well for you.