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1. A song of ascents. Of David. I I rejoiced when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."
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1. A Song H7892 of degrees H4609 of David H1732 . I was glad H8055 when they said H559 unto me , Let us go H1980 into the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 .
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2. And now our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem.
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2. Our feet H7272 shall H1961 stand H5975 within thy gates H8179 , O Jerusalem H3389 .
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3. Jerusalem, built as a city, walled round about.
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3. Jerusalem H3389 is built H1129 as a city H5892 that is compact H7945 H2266 together H3162 :
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4. Here the tribes have come, the tribes of the LORD, As it was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
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4. Whither H7945 H8033 the tribes H7626 go up H5927 , the tribes H7626 of the LORD H3050 , unto the testimony H5715 of Israel H3478 , to give thanks H3034 unto the name H8034 of the LORD H3068 .
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5. Here are the thrones of justice, the thrones of the house of David.
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5. For H3588 there H8033 are set H3427 thrones H3678 of judgment H4941 , the thrones H3678 of the house H1004 of David H1732 .
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6. For the peace of Jerusalem pray: "May those who love you prosper!
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6. Pray H7592 for the peace H7965 of Jerusalem H3389 : they shall prosper H7951 that love H157 thee.
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7. May peace be within your ramparts, prosperity within your towers."
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7. Peace H7965 be H1961 within thy walls H2426 , and prosperity H7962 within thy palaces H759 .
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8. For family and friends I say, "May peace be yours."
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8. For H4616 my brethren H251 and companions H7453 ' sakes , I will now H4994 say H1696 , Peace H7965 be within thee.
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9. For the house of the LORD, our God, I pray, "May blessings be yours."
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9. Because of H4616 the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 our God H430 I will seek H1245 thy good H2896 .
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