Psalm 122 122 Psalms Book 5 Unlocked Dynamic Bible Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem 1 UDB 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 UDB Now we are here, standing inside the gates of Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 UDB We can see that Jerusalem was a carefully built city. Every part of the city was built to fit together within the city as a whole. BSB BSB: Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,
4 UDB We people of the tribes of Israel who belong to Yahweh can now go up there, as Yahweh commanded that we should do, so we can thank 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 UDB There are the thrones, the thrones where the kings of Israel sat when they ruled Israel. These are the thrones of the descendants of King David. BSB BSB: For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
6 UDB Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem! "I pray that those who love Jerusalem will succeed in life. BSB BSB: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
7 UDB I pray that there may be peace inside the walls of the city and that people who are inside the palaces may be safe." BSB BSB: May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
8 UDB For the sake of my relatives and friends, "I pray that people will live peacefully inside Jerusalem." BSB BSB: For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 UDB And because I love the temple of Yahweh our God, "I pray that things will go well 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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