Psalm 122
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem
The singer was glad to go to the house of the Lord in Jerusalem and calls on all to pray for its peace, that lovers of the city may prosper.
9 verses. The 122nd of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!”
2Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem!
3Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together,
4where the tribes go up, even the LORD’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the LORD’s name.
5For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
7Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
8For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
Matthew Henry on Psalm 122
1,744 words, in 2 passages.
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.