1A song of ascents. Of David.
I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
1A Song of the Ascents. Of David. I was glad at the saying to me, “Let us go to the house of YHWH.”
2Our feet are standing in your gates,
O Jerusalem.
2Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
3Jerusalem is built up
as a city united together,
3Jerusalem is built up as a city joined to itself together;
4where the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD,
as a testimony for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
4there the tribes go up, the tribes of YAH, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of YHWH.
5For there the thrones of judgment stand,
the thrones of the house of David.
5For there sit the thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you prosper.a
6Ask for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper, those loving you!
7May there be peace within your walls,
and prosperitya inside your fortresses.”
7May there be peace within your wall, prosperity within your citadels!”
8For the sake of my brothers and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
8For the sake of my brothers and my companions let me now say: “Peace be within you!”
9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your prosperity.
9For the sake of the house of YHWH our God I will seek good for you.