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Psalms 122
An Ascents song ascribed to David, set at the moment of arrival: the pilgrim recalls the gladness of the invitation "Let's go to the LORD's house!" and announces that their feet now stand inside Jerusalem's gates (vv.1-2). The city itself is the subject — described as compact and unified, the place where the tribes go up and where David's house holds its thrones for judgment (vv.4-5). Watch the wordplay on Jerusalem's name and "peace."
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I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!”
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Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem!
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Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together,
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where the tribes go up, even the LORD’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the LORD’s name.
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For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
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Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
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For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
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For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
A prayer that puns
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem" (v.6) plays on the city's name, which carries the sound of shalom. The closing vow makes the prayer personal: for the sake of "my brothers and companions" and the house of the LORD, the singer will seek the city's good — pilgrimage turned into commitment.
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