Psalms 122

PSALM 122

Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

¹I was glad when they said to me,

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

²Our feet are standing

Within your gates, O Jerusalem,

³Jerusalem, that is built

As a city that is compact together;

⁴To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord —

An ordinance for Israel—

To give thanks to the name of the Lord .

⁵For there thrones were set for judgment,

The thrones of the house of David.

⁶Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

“May they prosper who love you.

⁷May peace be within your walls,

And prosperity within your palaces.”

⁸For the sake of my brothers and my friends,

I will now say, “May peace be within you.”

⁹For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,

I will seek your good.