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A Song of Ascents. By David.

122 I was glad when they said to me,
    “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem,
    Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together,
where the tribes go up, even Yah’s tribes,
    according to an ordinance for Israel,
    to give thanks to Yahweh’s name.
For there are set thrones for judgment,
    the thrones of David’s house.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
    Those who love you will prosper.
Peace be within your walls,
    and prosperity within your palaces.
For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes,
    I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God,
    I will seek your good.

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)