122:1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"
122:1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"

122:2 Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
122:2 Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.

122:3 Jerusalem, built as a city which is bound firmly together,
122:3 Jerusalem--built as a city that is bound firmly together.

122:4 to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
122:4 To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

122:5 There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.
122:5 For there the thrones for judgment were set up, the thrones of the house of David.

122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! "May they prosper who love you!
122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.

122:7 Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers!"
122:7 Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers."

122:8 For my brethren and companions' sake I will say, "Peace be within you!"
122:8 For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, "Peace be within you."

122:9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
122:9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.