1A song of the ascents: for David I REJOICED when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
2Now we are standing within your gates, Jerusalem:
3Jerusalem, a city built compactly and solidly.
4There the tribes went up, the tribes of the LORD, to give thanks to the name of the LORD, the duty laid on Israel.
5For there the thrones of justice were set, the thrones of the house of David.
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper;
7peace be within your ramparts and prosperity in your palaces.”
8For the sake of these my brothers and my friends, I shall say, “Peace be within you.”
9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I shall pray for your wellbeing.