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