Let Us Go to the House of the Lord

122 A Song of mAscents. Of David.

  1 I was glad when they said to me,

g“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”

  2 Our feet have been standing

within your gates, O Jerusalem!

  3 Jerusalem—hbuilt as a city

that is ibound firmly together,

  4 to which the tribes jgo up,

the tribes of the Lord,

as was kdecreed for1 Israel,

to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

  5 There lthrones for judgment were set,

the thrones of the house of David.

  6 mPray for the peace of Jerusalem!

“May they be secure who love you!

  7 Peace be within your nwalls

and security within your ntowers!”

  8 For my brothers and companions’ sake

I will say, o“Peace be within you!”

  9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,

I will pseek your good.