Psalms 122
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PSALM 122
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Song of Ascents,
Of David.
1I joy'd when to the house of God,
Go up, they said to me.
2Jerusalem, within thy gates
our feet shall standing be.
3Jerus'lem, as a city, is
compactly built together:
4Unto that place the tribes go up,
the tribes of God go thither:
To Isr'el's testimony, there
to God's name thanks to pay.
5For thrones of judgment, ev'n the thrones
of David's house, there stay.
6Pray that Jerusalem may have
peace and felicity:
Let them that love thee and thy peace
have still prosperity.
7Therefore I wish that peace may still
within thy walls remain,
And ever may thy palaces
prosperity retain.
8Now, for my friends' and brethren's sakes,
Peace be in thee, I'll say.
9And for the house of God our Lord,
I'll seek thy good alway.
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Psalms 122
122
A Prayer for Jerusalem
A Davidic song of ascents.
1I rejoiced with those who said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.” # Is 2:3; Mc 4:2; Zch 8:21
2Our feet are standing
within your gates, Jerusalem # Ps 9:14; Jr 7:2 —
3Jerusalem, built as a city should be,
solidly joined together, # Neh 4:6; Ps 147:2
4where the tribes, Yahweh’s tribes, go up
to give thanks to the name of Yahweh. # Is 2:3; Mc 4:2
(This is an ordinance for Israel. # 1Ch 22:13)
5There, thrones for judgment are placed,
thrones of the house of David. # Dt 17:8; 2Ch 19:8
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you prosper; # Ps 51:18; Jr 29:7
7may there be peace within your walls,
prosperity within your fortresses.” # Ps 48:3
8Because of my brothers and friends,
I will say, “Peace be with you.” # 1Sm 25:6; Ps 85:8
9Because of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good. # Neh 2:10; Est 10:3
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