New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 122

Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

1I was gladשָׂ֭מַחְתִּיSa.mach.tiH8055when they saidבְּאֹמְרִ֣יםbe.'o.me.RimH559to me, “Let usgoנֵלֵֽךְ׃ne.LekhH1980to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068.”

2Our feetרַגְלֵ֑ינוּrag.Lei.nuH7272are standingעֹ֭מְדוֹת'O.me.dotH5975Within yourgatesבִּ֝שְׁעָרַ֗יִךְbish.'a.Ra.yikhH8179,O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,

3Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that isbuiltהַבְּנוּיָ֑הha.be.nu.YahH1129As a cityכְּ֝עִ֗ירke.'IrH5892that iscompactשֶׁחֻבְּרָה־she.chu.be.rah-H2266togetherH3164;

4To whichשֶׁשָּׁ֨םshe.ShamH8033the tribesשְׁבָטִ֡יםshe.va.TimH7626goעָל֪וּ'a.LuH5927up, even the tribesשִׁבְטֵי־shiv.tei-H7626ofthe Lordיָ֭הּyahH3050--An ordinanceעֵד֣וּת'e.DutH5715for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478--To giveלְ֝הֹד֗וֹתle.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034to the nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5For thereשָׁ֨מָּה׀Sha.mahH8033thronesכִסְא֣וֹתkhis.'otH3678were setיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427for judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּ֑טle.mish.PatH4941,The thronesכִּ֝סְא֗וֹתkis.'otH3678of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

6Prayשַׁ֭אֲלוּSha.'a.luH7592for thepeaceשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389: “May they prosperיִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּyish.La.yuH7951wholoveאֹהֲבָֽיִךְ׃'o.ha.Va.yikhH157you.

7May peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965be within yourwallsבְּחֵילֵ֑ךְbe.chei.LekhH2426,And prosperityשַׁ֝לְוָ֗הShal.VahH7962within yourpalacesבְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃be.'ar.me.no.Ta.yikhH759.”

8For the sakeלְ֭מַעַןLe.ma.'anH4616of mybrothersאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251and my friendsוְרֵעָ֑יve.re.'AiH7453,I will nowנָּ֖אna'H4994sayאֲדַבְּרָה־'a.da.be.rah-H1696, “May peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965be within you.”

9For the sakeלְ֭מַעַןLe.ma.'anH4616of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, I willseekאֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה'a.vak.ShahH1245your goodט֣וֹבTovH2896.

Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 122