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Psalms 122

1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord! ”

1 I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

2 Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!

2 Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem— built as a city that is bound firmly together,

3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.

4 to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

4 That is where the tribes go up— the tribes of the LORD— to praise the name of the LORDaccording to the statute given to Israel.

5 There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.

5 There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you!

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure.

7 Peace be within your walls and security within your towers! ”

7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.”

8 For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you! ”

8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”

9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.