Psalmen 122

Psalmüberschrift: A Song of degrees. Of David.

1. ¹I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah.
2. ²Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3. ³Jerusalem, which art built as a city that is compact together,
4. ⁴Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of Jah, a testimony to Israel, to give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.
5. ⁵For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6. ⁶Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
7. ⁷Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces.
8. ⁸For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee!
9. ⁹Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.

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