Psalms 122

1I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord.

2Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem.

3Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together.

4For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord.

5Because their seats have sat in judgment, seats upon the house of David.

6Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee.

7Let peace be in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers.

8For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee.

9Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.

1Canticum graduum. [Lætatus sum in his quæ dicta sunt mihi: In domum Domini ibimus.

2Stantes erant pedes nostri in atriis tuis, Jerusalem.

3Jerusalem, quæ ædificatur ut civitas, cujus participatio ejus in idipsum.

4Illuc enim ascenderunt tribus, tribus Domini: testimonium Israël, ad confitendum nomini Domini.

5Quia illic sederunt sedes in judicio, sedes super domum David.

6Rogate quæ ad pacem sunt Jerusalem, et abundantia diligentibus te.

7Fiat pax in virtute tua, et abundantia in turribus tuis.

8Propter fratres meos et proximos meos, loquebar pacem de te.

9Propter domum Domini Dei nostri, quæsivi bona tibi.]

1A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.”

2Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3Jerusalem has been built as a city, whose participation is unto itself.

4For to that place, the tribes ascended, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to confess to the name of the Lord.

5For in that place, seats have sat down in judgment, seats above the house of David.

6Petition for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for abundance for those who love you.

7Let peace be in your virtue, and abundance in your towers.

8For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, I spoke peace about you.

9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I sought good things for you.