Psalmorum 122

1 Canticum graduum. Lætatus sum in his, quæ dicta sunt mihi: In domum Domini ibimus.

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

2 Stantes erant pedes nostri, in atriis tuis Ierusalem.

Our feet are now standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem!

3 Ierusalem, quæ ædificatur ut civitas: cuius participatio eius in idipsum.

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

4 Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini: testimonium Israel ad confitendum nomini Domini.

For thither go up the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

5 Quia illic sederunt sedes in iudicio, sedes super domum David.

For there are placed chairs for [giving] judgment, the chairs for the house of David.—

6 Rogate quæ ad pacem sunt Ierusalem: et abundantia diligentibus te.

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

7 Fiat pax in virtute tua: et abundantia in turribus tuis.

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

8 Propter fratres meos, et proximos meos, loquebar pacem de te:

For the sake of my brethren and my friends, let me now speak, Peace be within thee.

9 Propter domum Domini Dei nostri, quæsivi bona tibi.

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, will I seek thy good.