Psalms 122 — NETB

A song of ascents, by David.

122Verse 1I was glad because they said to me,
“We will go to the Lord’s temple.”
^{Verse 2}Our feet are standing
inside your gates, O Jerusalem.
^{Verse 3}Jerusalem is a city designed
to accommodate an assembly.
^{Verse 4}The tribes go up there,
the tribes of the Lord,
where it is required that Israel
give thanks to the name of the Lord.
^{Verse 5}Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions,
on the thrones of the house of David.
^{Verse 6}Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love her prosper!
^{Verse 7}May there be peace inside your defenses,
and prosperity inside your fortresses!
^{Verse 8}For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors
I will say, “May there be peace in you!”
^{Verse 9}For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God
I will pray for you to prosper.