Psalms 122

1 I was glad/happy when people said to me, “We should go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]!”

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

2 And now we are here, standing inside the gates/city of [APO] Jerusalem.

Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is a city that has been rebuilt, with the result that people can gather together in it.

Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

4 We [people of the] tribes of Israel who belong to Yahweh can now go up there as Yahweh commanded that we should do, and we can thank him.

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 There the kings of Israel who were descendants of [King] David sit on their thrones and decide cases [fairly when the people have disputes].

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

6 Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem; I desire that those who love Jerusalem will (prosper/live peacefully).

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

7 I desire that there will be peace inside the walls of the city and that [people who are] inside the palaces will be safe.

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

8 For the sake of my relatives and friends, I say, “My desire is that that inside Jerusalem [people will live] peacefully.”

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

9 And because I love the temple of Yahweh our God, I pray that things will go well for the people who live [in Jerusalem].

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