Psalms 122

1 A Song of Ascents; of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of the LORD.

A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

2 Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem;

Our feet stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together:

Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

4 Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD [for] a testimony unto Israel, to give thanks into the name of the LORD.

For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

5 For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

For there are set thrones for judgment, [even] thrones for the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

Let peace, I pray, be within thine host, and prosperity in thy palaces.

8 For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I have indeed spoken peace concerning thee.

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought thy good.