Mazmur 122:7

122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,

and prosperity ¹  inside your fortresses! ² 

Mazmur 30:6

30:6 In my self-confidence I said,

“I will never be upended.” ³ 

[122:7]  ¹ tn or “security.”

[122:7]  ² tn The psalmist uses second feminine singular pronominal forms to address personified Jerusalem.

[30:6]  ³ sn In my self-confidence I said… Here the psalmist begins to fill in the background of the crisis referred to in the earlier verses. He had been arrogant and self-confident, so the Lord withdrew his protection and allowed trouble to invade his life (vv. 8-11).