Psalm

Jerusalem the Site of God’s Presence

A song of ascents. Of David.[a]

122 
I rejoiced in those who said to me,

“Let us go to the house[b] of Yahweh.”

Our feet are standing

within your gates, O Jerusalem—

Jerusalem that is built

as a city that is joined together,

where the tribes go up,

the tribes of Yah[c] as a testimony for Israel,

to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.

For there the thrones sit[d] for judgment,

thrones of David’s house.

Pray[e] for the peace of Jerusalem:

“May those who love you be at ease.

May peace be within your walls,

security within your palaces.”

For the sake of my brothers and my friends,

I will say, “Peace be within you.”

For the sake of the house[f] of Yahweh our God,

I will seek your good.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 122:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
  2. Psalm 122:1 Or “temple”
  3. Psalm 122:4 A shortened form of “Yahweh”
  4. Psalm 122:5 That is, rulers or judges on thrones
  5. Psalm 122:6 Hebrew “Ask”
  6. Psalm 122:9 Or “temple”