Psalms 122 WEB
Summary: A Song of Ascents attributed to David, expressing a pilgrim's joy at the prospect of worship in Jerusalem: "I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD" (v. 1). It describes the city as a place "compact together," where the tribes go up and where "the thrones of judgment" of David's house are set (v. 3-5). It closes with its most enduring line, a benediction for the city itself: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee" (v. 6).
1I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
2Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem,
3Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together,
4where the tribes go up, even Yah’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to Yahweh’s name.
5For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
7Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
8For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
9For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.
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