Chapter 122

A Song of Ascents. By David.

¹I was glad when they said to me,

“Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”

²Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem;

³Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together;

⁴Where the tribes go up, even Yah’s tribes,

According to an ordinance for Israel,

To give thanks to the name of Yahweh.

⁵For there are set thrones for judgment,

The thrones of David’s house.

⁶Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Those who love you will prosper.

⁷Peace be within your walls,

And prosperity within your palaces.

⁸For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes,

I will now say, “Peace be within you.”

⁹For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God,

I will seek your good.