Psalm 122 122 Psalms Book 5 unfoldingWord® Literal Text Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem 1 ULT A song of ascents; of David. I rejoiced in the ones saying to me,“Let us go{ to} the house of Yahweh.” 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 ULT Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 ULT Jerusalem, the one built like a city that is joined to itself together. BSB BSB: Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,
4 ULT Where the tribes go up, the tribes of Yah, a testimony to Israel, to give thanks to the name of Yahweh. 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 ULT For there sit thrones for judgment, thrones for the house of David. BSB BSB: For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
6 ULT Ask{ for} the peace of Jerusalem; may the ones loving you prosper. BSB BSB: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
7 ULT Let there be peace within your rampart, prosperity in your citadels. BSB BSB: May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
8 ULT For the sake of my brothers and my companions, let me speak, please, peace in you. BSB BSB: For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 ULT For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, let me seek good for you. BSB BSB: For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
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