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122:1  A song for going up to worship. Of David. I was happy when they said to me, “Let’s go to the Temple of the Lord.”
122:2  Jerusalem, we are standing at your gates.
122:3  Jerusalem is built as a city with the buildings close together.
122:4  The tribes go up there, the tribes who belong to the Lord. It is the rule in Israel to praise the Lord at Jerusalem.
122:5  There the descendants of David set their thrones to judge the people.
122:6  Pray for peace in Jerusalem: “May those who love her be safe.
122:7  May there be peace within her walls and safety within her strong towers.”
122:8  To help my relatives and friends, I say, “Let Jerusalem have peace.”
122:9  For the sake of the Temple of the Lord our God, I wish good for her.