Psalms 122

1 A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY DAVID. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, “We go to the house of YHWH.”

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

2 Our feet have been standing in your gates, O Jerusalem!

Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem—the built one—[Is] as a city that is joined to itself together.

Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

4 For there tribes have gone up, Tribes of YAH, companies of Israel, To give thanks to the Name of YHWH.

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 thrones of judgment have sat, Thrones of the house of David.

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

6 Ask [for] the peace of Jerusalem, Those loving you are at rest.

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

7 Peace is in your bulwark, rest in your high places,

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

8 For the sake of my brothers and my companions, Please let me speak, “Peace [be] in you.”

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

9 For the sake of the house of our God YHWH, I seek good for you!

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