Psalms 122

1 A song of ascents, of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of Yahweh.”

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

2 Jerusalem, our feet are standing within your gates!

Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem, built as a city carefully planned!

Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

4 The tribes go up to Jerusalem—the tribes of Yahweh— as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.

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 thrones of judgment were set, thrones of the house of David.

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

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May those who love you have peace.

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

7 May there be peace within the walls that defend you, and may they have peace within your fortresses.”

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

8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends I will say, “May there be peace within you.”

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

9 For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek good for you.

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