Psalm 122 122 Psalms Book 5 unfoldingWord® Simplified Text Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem 1 UST A psalm for people going up to the temple to worship. This is a psalm of David. I was very happy when people said to me,“We should go to Yahweh’ s temple{ 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 UST Now we are standing inside the gates of Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 UST This is Jerusalem, the city that people have built in a way that everything fits closely together. BSB BSB: Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,
4 UST The tribes of Israel who belong to Yahweh go there, as Yahweh told them to do, in order to 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 UST Indeed, the kings who belong to King David’ s family sit on their thrones there and judge{ the people}. BSB BSB: For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
6 UST Pray that people will live peacefully in Jerusalem! May those who love Jerusalem be successful. BSB BSB: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
7 UST May everyone inside the city walls live well and prosper. BSB BSB: May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
8 UST Because I love my fellow Israelites and my friends, I want to say,“May the people in Jerusalem live well.” BSB BSB: For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 UST Because Yahweh our God has his temple there, I intend to always do what is best for Jerusalem. BSB BSB: For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
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