Psalm 122

Refrain:    How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts.

1    I was glad when they said to me,  

‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’

2    And now our feet are standing  

within your gates, O Jerusalem;

3    Jerusalem, built as a city  

that is at unity in itself.

4    Thither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,  

as is decreed for Israel,

to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

5    For there are set the thrones of judgement,  

the thrones of the house of David. [R]

6    O pray for the peace of Jerusalem:  

‘May they prosper who love you.

7    ‘Peace be within your walls  

and tranquillity within your palaces.’

8    For my kindred and companions’ sake,  

I will pray that peace be with you.

9    For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,  

I will seek to do you good.

Refrain:    How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts.

God of our pilgrimage,

bring us with joy to the eternal city

founded on the rock,

and give to our earthly cities

the peace that comes from above;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

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