³ Jerusalem is built like a city
    that is closely compacted together.
⁴ 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.
⁵ There stand the thrones for judgment,
    the thrones of the house of David.

⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love^(A) you be secure.
⁷ May there be peace^(B) within your walls
    and security within your citadels.^(C)”
⁸ For the sake of my family 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 prosperity.^(D)

⁶ Praise be to the Lord,
    who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
⁷ We have escaped like a bird
    from the fowler’s snare;^(D)
the snare has been broken,^(E)
    and we have escaped.
⁸ Our help is in the name^(F) of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven^(G) and earth.

² It is like precious oil poured on the head,^(C)
    running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron’s beard,
    down on the collar of his robe.
³ It is as if the dew^(D) of Hermon^(E)
    were falling on Mount Zion.^(F)
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,^(G)
    even life forevermore.^(H)

³ May the Lord bless you from Zion,^(G)
    he who is the Maker of heaven^(H) and earth.

Praise the name of the Lord;
    praise him, you servants^(B) of the Lord,
² you who minister in the house^(C) of the Lord,
    in the courts^(D) of the house of our God.

³ Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;^(E)
    sing praise to his name,^(F) for that is pleasant.^(G)
4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob^(H) to be his own,
    Israel to be his treasured possession.^(I)

⁵ I know that the Lord is great,^(J)
    that our Lord is greater than all gods.^(K)
6 The Lord does whatever pleases him,^(L)
    in the heavens and on the earth,^(M)
    in the seas and all their depths.
⁷ He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth;
    he sends lightning with the rain^(N)
    and brings out the wind^(O) from his storehouses.^(P)

⁸ He struck down the firstborn^(Q) of Egypt,
    the firstborn of people and animals.
⁹ He sent his signs^(R) and wonders into your midst, Egypt,
    against Pharaoh and all his servants.^(S)
10 He struck down many^(T) nations
    and killed mighty kings—
¹¹ Sihon^(U) king of the Amorites,^(V)
    Og king of Bashan,^(W)
    and all the kings of Canaan^(X)—
¹² and he gave their land as an inheritance,^(Y)
    an inheritance to his people Israel.

¹³ Your name, Lord, endures forever,^(Z)
    your renown,^(AA) Lord, through all generations.
¹⁴ For the Lord will vindicate his people^(AB)
    and have compassion on his servants.^(AC)

¹⁵ The idols of the nations^(AD) are silver and gold,
    made by human hands.^(AE)
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,^(AF)
    eyes, but cannot see.
¹⁷ They have ears, but cannot hear,
    nor is there breath^(AG) in their mouths.
¹⁸ Those who make them will be like them,
    and so will all who trust in them.

¹⁹ All you Israelites, praise the Lord;^(AH)
    house of Aaron, praise the Lord;
²⁰ house of Levi, praise the Lord;
    you who fear him, praise the Lord.
²¹ Praise be to the Lord from Zion,^(AI)
    to him who dwells in Jerusalem.^(AJ)

Praise the Lord.