Psalm 122 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

A song of David for going up to the Temple.

¹ I was happy when the people said, “Let us go to the Lord’s Temple.”

² Here we are, standing at the gates of Jerusalem.

³ This is New Jerusalem! The city has been rebuilt as one united city.

⁴ This is where the tribes come, the tribes who belong to the Lord. The people of Israel come here to praise the Lord’s name.

⁵ The kings from David’s family put their thrones here. They set up their thrones to judge the people.

⁶ Pray for peace in Jerusalem: “May those who love you find peace.

⁷ May there be peace within your walls. May there be safety in your great buildings.”

⁸ For the good of my family and neighbors, I pray that there will be peace here.

⁹ For the good of the Temple of the Lord our God, I pray that good things will happen to this city.