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Psalm 122[a]

A Pilgrim’s Prayer for Jerusalem

1 A song of ascents. Of David.

I

I rejoiced when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”(A)
2 And now our feet are standing
within your gates, Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem, built as a city,
walled round about.[b](B)
4 There the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord,
As it was decreed for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.(C)
5 There are the thrones of justice,
the thrones of the house of David.

II

6 For the peace of Jerusalem pray:
“May those who love you prosper!
7 May peace be within your ramparts,
prosperity within your towers.”(D)
8 For the sake of my brothers and friends I say,
“Peace be with you.”(E)
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord, our God,
I pray for your good.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 122 A song of Zion, sung by pilgrims obeying the law to visit Jerusalem three times on a journey. The singer anticipates joining the procession into the city (Ps 122:1–3). Jerusalem is a place of encounter, where the people praise God (Ps 122:4) and hear the divine justice mediated by the king (Ps 122:5). The very buildings bespeak God’s power (cf. Ps 48:13–15). May the grace of this place transform the people’s lives (Ps 122:6–9)!
  2. 122:3 Walled round about: lit., “which is joined to it,” probably referring both to the density of the buildings and to the dense population.

Cross references

  1. 122:1 : Ps 43:3–4; 84:2–5.
  2. 122:3 : Ps 48:13–14.
  3. 122:4 : Dt 16:16.
  4. 122:7 : Ps 128:5.
  5. 122:8 : Jn 20:19ff.

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