1 A song of ascents. Of David.I rejoiced with those who said to me, Let us go to the house of the LORD.

2 Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.

4 That is where the tribes goup, the tribes of the LORD, to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel.

5 There the thrones for judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure.

7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.

8 For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, Peace be within you.

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