Psalms 122

Psalm 122

Song of Praise and Prayer for Jerusalem

1I was glad when they said to me,[#Isa 2.3; Zech 8.21]

“Let us go to the house of the Lord !”

2Our feet are standing

within your gates, O Jerusalem.

3Jerusalem—built as a city[#Ps 48.13]

that is bound firmly together.

4To it the tribes go up,[#Ex 16.34; Deut 16.16]

the tribes of the Lord ,

as was decreed for Israel,

to give thanks to the name of the Lord .

5For there the thrones for judgment were set up,[#Deut 17.8; 2 Chr 19.8]

the thrones of the house of David.

6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:[#Ps 51.18]

“May they prosper who love you.

7Peace be within your walls

and security within your towers.”

8For the sake of my relatives and friends

I will say, “Peace be within you.”

9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,[#Neh 2.10]

I will seek your good.

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