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Psalm 122

1 I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into 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 stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.

2 Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

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

4 For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

4 That 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.

5 For there are set thrones for judgement, even thrones for the house of David.

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

6 Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and let there be prosperity to them that love thee.

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

7 Let peace, I pray, be within thine host, and prosperity in thy palaces.

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

8 For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I have indeed spoken peace concerning thee.

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

9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought thy good.

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

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.