PSALM 122

Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

1
I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the LORD.

2
Our feet are standing
Within your gates, O Jerusalem,

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

4
To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD–
An ordinance for Israel–
To give thanks to the name of the LORD.

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

6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.

7
“May peace be within your walls,
And prosperity within your palaces.

8
For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
I will now say, “May peace be within you.

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