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Psalm 122

A song by David for going up to worship.

I was glad when they said to me,
    “Let’s go to the house of Yahweh.”
Our feet are standing inside your gates, Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built to be a city
    where the people are united.[a]
All of Yah’s tribes go to that city
    because it is a law in Israel
        to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
The court of justice sits there.
    It consists of princes who are David’s descendants.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love you prosper.
May there be peace inside your walls
    and prosperity in your palaces.”
For the sake of my relatives and friends, let me say,
    “May it go well for you!”
For the sake of the house of Yahweh our Elohim,
    I will seek what is good for you.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 122:3 Hebrew meaning of this verse uncertain.

Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

I rejoiced with those who said to me,
    “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Our feet are standing
    in your gates, Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built like a city
    that is closely compacted together.
That is where the tribes go up—
    the tribes of the Lord
to praise the name of the Lord
    according to the statute given to Israel.
There stand the thrones for judgment,
    the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love(A) you be secure.
May there be peace(B) within your walls
    and security within your citadels.(C)
For the sake of my family and friends,
    I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will seek your prosperity.(D)