A Prayer for Jerusalem

¹I rejoiced with those who said to me,

‘Let’s go to the house of the Lord .’

²Our feet were standing

within your gates, Jerusalem –

³Jerusalem, built as a city should be,

solidly united,

⁴where the tribes, the Lord ’s tribes, go up

to give thanks to the name of the Lord .

(This is an ordinance for Israel. )

⁵There, thrones for judgement are placed,

thrones of the house of David.

⁶Pray for the well-being of Jerusalem:[#122:6 Or peace]

‘May those who love you be secure;

⁷may there be peace within your walls,

security within your fortresses.’

⁸Because of my brothers and friends,

I will say, ‘May peace be in you.’ ,

⁹Because of the house of the Lord our God,

I will pursue your prosperity.