1A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” (مز 120:1; إش 2:3; مي 4:2; زك 8:21)2Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!3Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together, (نح 4:6; مز 147:2)4to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for[1] Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. (تث 16:16; مز 78:5)5There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. (تث 17:8; 2صم 15:2; 1مل 3:16; 1مل 7:7; 2أخ 19:8)6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! (مز 51:18; إر 29:7)7Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” (مز 48:13)8For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” (1صم 25:6; مز 85:8)9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good. (نح 2:10; أس 10:3)