Psalm 122 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Let Us Go to the House of the Lord

Psa 122:1A Song of Ascents. Of David.
I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the LORD!”

Psa 122:2Our feet have been standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem!

Psa 122:3Jerusalem—built as a city
that is bound firmly together,

Psa 122:4to which the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD,
as was decreed for[fn] Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

Psa 122:5

Psa 122:5There thrones for judgment were set,
the thrones of the house of David.

Psa 122:6

Psa 122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
“May they be secure who love you!

Psa 122:7

Psa 122:7Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers!”

Psa 122:8

Psa 122:8For my brothers and companions’ sake
I will say, “Peace be within you!”

Psa 122:9

Psa 122:9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your good.

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(122:4)

Or as a testimony for

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Psalm 122 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Let Us Go to the House of the Lord

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