Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.
A Song of Ascents, of David.
A Song of Ascents, of David.
1 I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
“Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
2 Our feet are standing
Within your gates, O Jerusalem,
Within your gates, O Jerusalem,
3 Jerusalem, that is built
As a city that is compact together;
As a city that is compact together;
4 To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD —
An ordinance for Israel —
To give thanks to the name of the LORD.
An ordinance for Israel —
To give thanks to the name of the LORD.
5 For there thrones were set for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David.
The thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you.
“May they prosper who love you.
7 “May peace be within your walls,
And prosperity within your palaces.”
And prosperity within your palaces.”
8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
I will now say, “May peace be within you.”
I will now say, “May peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your good.
I will seek your good.