Psalms 122

1 “A song of the degrees by David.” I was rejoiced when they said unto me, Unto the house of the Lord let us go.

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 now standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem!

Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem, which art built as a city wherein all associate together.

Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

4 For thither go up the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for 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 are placed chairs for [giving] judgment, the chairs for the house of David.—

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

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

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

7 May there be peace within thy walls, prosperity within thy palaces,

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

8 For the sake of my brethren and my friends, let me now speak, 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, will I seek thy good.

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