Psalms 122



122

A song of David for going up to the Temple.[599]

<1> I was very happy when people said,

"Let us go to the Lord's Temple."

<2> Here we are,

standing at the gates of Jerusalem.

<3> This is New Jerusalem!

The city has been rebuilt as one united city.

<4> That is where the tribes go.

The people of Israel go there

to praise the Lord's name.

They are the tribes

who belong to the Lord.

<5> The kings from David's family put their thrones here.

They set up their thrones here to judge the people.

<6> Pray for peace in Jerusalem.

"May those who love you find peace there.

<7> May there be peace within your walls.

May there be safety in your great buildings."

<8> For the good of my family and neighbors,

I pray that there will be peace here.

<9> For the good of the Temple[600] of the Lord our God,

I pray that good things will happen to this city.

 

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