Psalms 122

1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

1 I was glad because they said to me, We will go into the house of the Lord.

1To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven.

2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

2At last our feet were inside your doors, O Jerusalem.

2Behold as the eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters, As the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress: so are our eyes unto the Lord our God, until he have mercy on us.

3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

3O Jerusalem, you are like a town which is well joined together;

3Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt.

4Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

4To which the tribes went up, even the tribes of the Lord, for a witness to Israel, to give praise to the name of the Lord.

4For our soul is greatly filled: we are a reproach to the rich, and contempt to the proud.

5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

5For there seats for the judges were placed, even the rulers' seats of the line of David.

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6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

6O make prayers for the peace of Jerusalem; may they whose love is given to you do well.

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7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

7May peace be inside your walls, and wealth in your noble houses.

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8For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

8Because of my brothers and friends, I will now say, Let peace be with you.

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9Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.

9Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will be working for your good.

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