Psalm 122

 

A song of ascents.  Of David.

 

 

1                    I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

 

2                    Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.

 

3                    Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.

 

4                    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.

 

5                    There the thrones for judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.

 

6                    Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure.

 

7                    May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.”

 

8                    For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”

 

9                    For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.