Psalm 122 - English Standard Version (ESV)

Let Us Go to the House of the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents. Of David.

122 I was glad when they said to me,
(B)“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
2 Our feet have been standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem!

3 Jerusalem—(C)built as a city
that is (D)bound firmly together,
4 to which the tribes (E)go up,
the tribes of the Lord,
as was (F)decreed for[a] Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
5 There (G)thrones for judgment were set,
the thrones of the house of David.

6 (H)Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
“May they be secure who love you!
7 Peace be within your (I)walls
and security within your (J)towers!”
8 For my brothers and companions' sake
I will say, (K)“Peace be within you!”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will (L)seek your good.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 122:4 Or as a testimony for

Cross references

  1. Psalm 122:1 : [See Ps. 120, title]
  2. Psalm 122:1 : Isa. 2:3; Mic. 4:2; Zech. 8:21
  3. Psalm 122:3 : Ps. 147:2
  4. Psalm 122:3 : Neh. 4:6
  5. Psalm 122:4 : Deut. 16:16
  6. Psalm 122:4 : Ps. 78:5
  7. Psalm 122:5 : Deut. 17:8; 2 Sam. 15:2; 1 Kgs. 3:16; 7:7; 2 Chr. 19:8
  8. Psalm 122:6 : [Ps. 51:18; Jer. 29:7]
  9. Psalm 122:7 : Ps. 48:13
  10. Psalm 122:7 : Ps. 48:13
  11. Psalm 122:8 : [1 Sam. 25:6; Ps. 85:8]
  12. Psalm 122:9 : Neh. 2:10; Esth. 10:3