Psalms 122

1 A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said to me, Let us 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 shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together:

Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

4 Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to the testimony of Israel, to give thanks to 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 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

For there are set thrones for judgement, [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 you.

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

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

8 For my brethren and companions’ sake, I will now say, Peace be within 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 will seek thy good.

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