Psalm 122
A psalm written by David for people going up to the temple to worship.
1 I was glad when people said to me,
“We should go to the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem!”
2 Now we are here,
standing inside the gates of Jerusalem.
3 We can see that Jerusalem was a carefully built city.
Every part of the city was built to fit together
within the city as a whole.
4 We people of the tribes of Israel
who belong to Yahweh can now go up there,
as Yahweh commanded that we should do,
so we can thank him.
5 There are the thrones,
the thrones that the kings of Israel sat
when they ruled Israel.
These are the thrones of the descendants of King David.
6 Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem!
“I pray that those who love Jerusalem will succeed in life.
7 I pray that there may be peace inside the walls of the city
and that people who are inside the palaces may be safe.”
8 For the sake of my relatives and friends,
“I pray that people will live peacefully inside Jerusalem.”
9 And because I love the temple of Yahweh our God,
“I pray that things will go well for the people who live in Jerusalem.”