Psalms 122

Pilgrimage to the Holy City

3 passages

Overview

The psalmist recalls the joy of the invitation to ascend to Jerusalem, contemplates the city as a place of sacred unity, tribal pilgrimage, and divine justice, and then turns to pray fervently for her peace — for the sake of kinship, the Temple, and the house of the Lord.

Passages

1–2The Pilgrim's Joyful Arrival 3–5Jerusalem: City of Unity, Pilgrimage, and Judgment 6–9Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem

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Psalms 122

¹A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”

²Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem!

³Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together,

⁴where the tribes go up, even Yah’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to Yahweh’s name.

⁵For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.

⁶Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

⁷Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.

⁸For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”

⁹For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.

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