Psalm 122 122 Psalms Book 5 Arabic Simplified Text 1 ARST I was glad when people said to me,“We should go to the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem!” BSB BSB: A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
2 ARST O Jerusalem, we are standing inside your gates. BSB BSB: Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 ARST Jerusalem was built to be a city that protects its inhabitants. BSB BSB: Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,
4 ARST It is a city that people who belong to Yahweh can go up to. He has commanded them to do this, so that they can praise him. BSB BSB: where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
5 ARST In that city are the thrones, from where the kings judged the people, from where the descendants of King David ruled. BSB BSB: For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
6 ARST Pray that the people of Jerusalem might live peacefully! May the people who love you live prosperously! BSB BSB: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
7 ARST May those who live inside of the walls of the city live peacefully. May those who live in the fortresses live securely. BSB BSB: May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
8 ARST For the sake of my relatives and friends, I will pray that those who live in the city might live peacefully. BSB BSB: For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 ARST And because I love the temple of Yahweh our God, I desire that Yahweh will do good things for the people who live in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
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