¹I was overjoyed when they said,

“Let’s go up to the house of the Lord.”

²And now at last we stand here, inside the very gates of Jerusalem!

³O Jerusalem, you were built as a city of praise,

where God and man mingle together.

⁴This is where all the tribes of Yahweh are required

to come and worship him.

⁵This is where the thrones of kings have been established

to rule in righteousness;

even King David ruled from here.

⁶Pray and seek for Jerusalem’s peace,

for all who love her will prosper!

⁷O Jerusalem, may there be peace for those

who dwell inside your walls

and prosperity in your every palace.

⁸I intercede for the sake of my family and friends

who dwell there, that they may all live in peace.

⁹For the sake of your house, Yahweh our God,

I will seek the welfare and prosperity of Jerusalem.