Psalms 122

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

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

Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem!

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

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

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.

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

There stand the thrones of judgment, The thrones of 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 for the peace of Jerusalem! May they prosper who love thee!

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.

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

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

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

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].

For the sake of the house of the LORD, our God, Will I seek thy good!