Psalms 122
The speaker rejoices at the invitation to go to the house of the LORD and describes Jerusalem as an ordered city that serves as a center of worship and الحكم. The psalm then turns into a prayer for the city's peace, security, and prosperity for the sake of both the community and the house of God.
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1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
2 Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem;
3 Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together;
4 where the tribes go up, even Yah’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to Yahweh’s name.
5 For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
7 Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
8 For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.