Psalm 122 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Psalm 122

Song of Praise and Prayer for Jerusalem

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

1 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”(A)
2 Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem—built as a city
that is bound firmly together.(B)
4 To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord,
as was decreed for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.(C)
5 For there the thrones for judgment were set up,
the thrones of the house of David.(D)

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.(E)
7 Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers.”
8 For the sake of my relatives and friends
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.(F)

Cross references

  1. 122.1 : Isa 2.3; Zech 8.21
  2. 122.3 : Ps 48.13
  3. 122.4 : Ex 16.34; Deut 16.16
  4. 122.5 : Deut 17.8; 2 Chr 19.8
  5. 122.6 : Ps 51.18
  6. 122.9 : Neh 2.10