A song of ascents, 2 by David.
122:1 I was glad because 3 they said to me,
“We will go to the Lord’s temple.”
122:2 Our feet are 4 standing
inside your gates, O Jerusalem.
122:3 Jerusalem 5 is a city designed
to accommodate an assembly. 6
122:4 The tribes go up 7 there, 8
the tribes of the Lord,
where it is required that Israel
give thanks to the name of the Lord. 9
122:5 Indeed, 10 the leaders sit 11 there on thrones and make legal decisions,
on the thrones of the house of David. 12
122:6 Pray 13 for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love her prosper! 14
122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,
and prosperity 15 inside your fortresses! 16
122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors
I will say, “May there be peace in you!”
122:9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God
I will pray for you to prosper. 17