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New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalm 122

1 I was glad when they said to me, "Let's go to the house of the LORD."
2 Our feet are standing Within your gates, Jerusalem,
3 Jerusalem, that has been built As a city that is firmly joined together;
4 To which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD— An ordinance for Israel— To give thanks to the name of the LORD.
5 For thrones were set there for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.
7 May peace be within your walls, And prosperity within your palaces."
8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, "May peace be within you."
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.

Chapter Summary

Pilgrims rejoice to go to the house of the LORD and pray for the peace and prosperity of Jerusalem.

Book Summary

Psalms is the Bible's songbook: one hundred fifty prayers and hymns of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and trust, many attributed to David. From the depths of despair to the heights of worship, it has voiced the prayers of God's people for millennia.