Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.
A Song of Ascents, of David.
122 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let’s (A)go to the house of the Lord.”
2 Our feet are standing
Within your (B)gates, Jerusalem,
3 Jerusalem, that has been (C)built
As a city that is (D)firmly joined together;
4 To which the tribes (E)go up, the tribes of [a]the Lord—
[b]An ordinance for Israel—
To give thanks to the name of the Lord.
5 For (F)thrones were set there for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the (G)peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who (H)love you.
7 May peace be within your (I)walls,
And prosperity within your (J)palaces.”
8 For the sake of my (K)brothers and my friends,
I will now say, “(L)May peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will (M)seek your good.
Footnotes
- Psalm 122:4 Heb Yah
- Psalm 122:4 Or A testimony
Cross references
- Psalm 122:1 : Ps 42:4; Is 2:3; Mic 4:2; Zech 8:21
- Psalm 122:2 : Ps 9:14; 87:2; 116:19; Jer 7:2
- Psalm 122:3 : Ps 48:13; 147:2
- Psalm 122:3 : 2 Sam 5:9; Neh 4:6
- Psalm 122:4 : Ex 23:17; Deut 16:16; Ps 84:5
- Psalm 122:5 : Deut 17:8; 2 Chr 19:8; Ps 89:29
- Psalm 122:6 : Ps 29:11; Jer 29:7
- Psalm 122:6 : Ps 102:14
- Psalm 122:7 : Ps 51:18; Is 62:6
- Psalm 122:7 : Ps 48:3, 13; Jer 17:27
- Psalm 122:8 : Ps 133:1
- Psalm 122:8 : 1 Sam 25:6; John 20:19
- Psalm 122:9 : Neh 2:10; Esth 10:3