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A song to sing as we climb.

David wrote this song.

122 It made me very happy when people said to me,
    ‘We will go to the house of the Lord.’[a]
Now we have arrived!
    We are standing inside your gates, Jerusalem!
Jerusalem is a strong city where many people can meet together.
Israel's tribes who belong to the Lord go up there.[b]
    They go there to thank the Lord,
    as he has commanded them.
Israel's leaders sit there to judge the people.
    They sit on the thrones of King David's descendants.
Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem.
Pray that people who love Jerusalem will be safe.
Yes, I pray that there will be peace inside the city's walls.
    I pray people will be safe in their strong houses.
Because of my family and my friends I will pray,
    ‘Please let there be peace in Jerusalem.’
Because of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will pray for good things to happen in Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. 122:1 ‘The house of the Lord’ was a tent when David was alive. Later, they built a stone temple to be God's house.
  2. 122:4 There were 12 tribes in Israel. They were God's special people.

Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

I rejoiced with those who said to me,
    “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Our feet are standing
    in your gates, Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built like a city
    that is closely compacted together.
That is where the tribes go up—
    the tribes of the Lord
to praise the name of the Lord
    according to the statute given to Israel.
There stand the thrones for judgment,
    the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love(A) you be secure.
May there be peace(B) within your walls
    and security within your citadels.(C)
For the sake of my family and friends,
    I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will seek your prosperity.(D)