Psalms 122
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Psalm 122
Song of Praise and Prayer for Jerusalem
A Song of Ascents. Of David.
1 #
Isa 2.3; Zech 8.21 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
2Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 #
Ps 48.13
Jerusalem—built as a city
that is bound firmly together.
4 #
Ex 16.34; Deut 16.16 To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the Lord,
as was decreed for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
5 #
Deut 17.8; 2 Chr 19.8 For there the thrones for judgment were set up,
the thrones of the house of David.
6 #
Ps 51.18
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
7Peace be within your walls
and security within your towers.”
8For the sake of my relatives and friends
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 #
Neh 2.10
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your good.
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