1 - ?A song of ascents. Of David.?
I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the Lord."
2 - Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.
3 - Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.
4 - That is where the tribes go up - the tribes of the Lord - to praise the name of the Lord according to the statute given to Israel.
5 - There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6 - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure.
7 - May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels."
8 - For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, "Peace be within you."
9 - For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your prosperity.