Psalm 122 122 Psalms Book 5 Catholic Public Domain Version Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem 1 CPDV A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.” 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 CPDV Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 CPDV Jerusalem has been built as a city, whose participation is unto itself. BSB BSB: Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,
4 CPDV For to that place, the tribes ascended, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to confess to the name of the Lord. 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 CPDV For in that place, seats have sat down in judgment, seats above the house of David. BSB BSB: For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
6 CPDV Petition for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for abundance for those who love you. BSB BSB: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
7 CPDV Let peace be in your virtue, and abundance in your towers. BSB BSB: May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
8 CPDV For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, I spoke peace about you. BSB BSB: For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 CPDV For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I sought good things for you. BSB BSB: For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
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