1I rejoiced with those who said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’2Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.3Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.4That is where the tribes go up – the tribes of the Lord – to praise the name of the Lord according to the statute given to Israel.5There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘May those who love you be secure.7May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.’8For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, ‘Peace be within you.’9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your prosperity.
Psalm 122
English Standard Version
Let Us Go to the House of the Lord
1A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” (Ps 120:1; Isa 2:3; Mic 4:2; Zec 8:21)2Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!3Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together, (Ne 4:6; Ps 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. (De 16:16; Ps 78:5)5There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. (De 17:8; 2Sa 15:2; 1Ki 3:16; 1Ki 7:7; 2Ch 19:8)6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! (Ps 51:18; Jer 29:7)7Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” (Ps 48:13)8For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” (1Sa 25:6; Ps 85:8)9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good. (Ne 2:10; Es 10:3)