New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 122

Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us 1go to the house of the Lord.”2Our feet are standing Within your 2gates, O Jerusalem,3Jerusalem, that is 3built As a city that is 4compact together;4To which the tribes 5go up, even the tribes of 6the Lord-- 7An ordinance for Israel-- To give thanks to the name of the Lord.5For there 8thrones were set for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.

6Pray for the 9peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who 10love you.7May peace be within your 11walls, And prosperity within your 12palaces.”8For the sake of my 13brothers and my friends, I will now say, “14May peace be within you.”9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will 15seek your good.

Notes

1. Psalms 122:1 Ps 42:4; Is 2:3; Mic 4:2; Zech 8:21 ↩
2. Psalms 122:2 Ps 9:14; 87:2; 116:19; Jer 7:2 ↩
3. Psalms 122:3 Ps 48:13; 147:2 ↩
4. Psalms 122:3 2 Sam 5:9; Neh 4:6 ↩
5. Psalms 122:4 Ex 23:17; Deut 16:16; Ps 84:5 ↩
6. Psalms 122:4 Heb Yah ↩
7. Psalms 122:4 Or A testimony ↩
8. Psalms 122:5 Deut 17:8; 2 Chr 19:8; Ps 89:29 ↩
9. Psalms 122:6 Ps 29:11; Jer 29:7 ↩
10. Psalms 122:6 Ps 102:14 ↩
11. Psalms 122:7 Ps 51:18; Is 62:6 ↩
12. Psalms 122:7 Ps 48:3, 13; Jer 17:27 ↩
13. Psalms 122:8 Ps 133:1 ↩
14. Psalms 122:8 1 Sam 25:6; John 20:19 ↩
15. Psalms 122:9 Neh 2:10; Esth 10:3 ↩

Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

Notes

Commentaries on Psalms 122