Psalms 122

1 I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into 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 were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem.

Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together.

Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

4 For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord.

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

5 Because their seats have sat in judgment, seats upon the house of David.

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

6 Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee.

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

7 Let peace be in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers.

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

8 For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee.

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

9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.

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