122:1
A Song of Ascents; of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me: 'Let us go unto the house of the Lord.'

122:2
Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem;

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

122:4
Whither the tribes went up, even the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony unto Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

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

122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may they prosper that love thee.

122:7
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

122:8
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say: 'Peace be within thee.'

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