Psalm 122 | New International Reader’s Version English Standard Version

Psalm 122 | New International Reader’s Version

A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord. A psalm of David.

1 I was very glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go up to the house of the LORD.’ 2 Jerusalem, our feet are standing inside your gates. 3 Jerusalem is built like a city where everything is close together. 4 The tribes of the LORD go there to praise his name. They do it in keeping with the law he gave to Israel. 5 The thrones of the family line of David are there. That’s where the people are judged. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Say, ‘May those who love you be secure. 7 May there be peace inside your walls. May your people be kept safe.’ 8 I’m concerned for my family and friends. So I say to Jerusalem, ‘May you enjoy peace.’ 9 I’m concerned about the house of the LORD our God. So I pray that things will go well with Jerusalem.

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English Standard Version

Let Us Go to the House of the Lord

1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” 2 Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! 3 Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly 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. 5 There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! 7 Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” 8 For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” 9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.