122:1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.
122:1 {A Song of Ascents, of David.} I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."

122:2 Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem,
122:2 Our feet are standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem,

122:3 Jerusalem, that art builded As a city that is compact together;
122:3 Jerusalem, that is built As a city that is compact together;

122:4 Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, (For) an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.
122:4 To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD-- An ordinance for Israel-- To give thanks to the name of the LORD.

122:5 For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
122:5 For there thrones were set for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.

122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.

122:7 Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces.
122:7 "May peace be within your walls, And prosperity within your palaces."

122:8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, "May peace be within you."

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