Psalm 122
Psalm 12210
A song of ascents,11 by David.
122:1 I was glad because1 they said to me,
“We will go to the Lord’s temple.”
122:2 Our feet are2 standing
inside your gates, O Jerusalem.
122:3 Jerusalem3 is a city designed
to accommodate an assembly.4
122:4 The tribes go up5 there,6
the tribes of the Lord,
where it is required that Israel
give thanks to the name of the Lord.7
122:5 Indeed,8 the leaders sit9 there on thrones and make legal decisions,
on the thrones of the house of David.10
122:6 Pray11 for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love her prosper!12
122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,
and prosperity13 inside your fortresses!14
122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors
I will say, “May there be peace in you!”
122:9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God
I will pray for you to prosper.15