A Song of the Ascents. Of David.
122 I rejoiced when they were saying to me:+
“To the house of Jehovah+ let us go.”+
2 Our feet proved to be standing+
Within your gates, O Jerusalem.+
3 Jerusalem is one that is built like a city+
That has been joined together in oneness,+
4 To which the tribes have gone up,+
The tribes of Jah,+
As a reminder to Israel+
To give thanks to the name of Jehovah.+
5 For there the thrones for judgment have been sitting,+
Thrones for the house of David.+
6 Ask, O YOU people, for the peace of Jerusalem.+
Those loving you, [O city,] will be free from care.+
7 May peace continue within your rampart,+
Freedom from care within your dwelling towers.+
8 For the sake of my brothers and my companions I will now speak:+
“May there be peace within you.”+
9 For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God+
I will keep seeking good for you.+