Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

A song of ascents. Of David.

¹ I was glad when they said to me,

“Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

² Our feet are standing in your gates,

O Jerusalem.

³ Jerusalem is built up

as a city united together,

⁴ where the tribes go up,

the tribes of the LORD,

as a testimony for Israel,

to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

⁵ For there the thrones of judgment stand,

the thrones of the house of David.

⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

“May those who love you prosper.

⁷ May there be peace within your walls,

and prosperity inside your fortresses.”

⁸ For the sake of my brothers and friends,

I will say, “Peace be within you.”

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

I will seek your prosperity.