1 I was glad because they said to me,“We will go to the Lord’s temple.”
2 Our feet are standinginside your gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is a city designedto accommodate an assembly.
4 The tribes go up there,the tribes of the Lord,where it is required that Israelgive thanks to the name of the Lord.
5 Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions,on the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!May those who love her prosper!
7 May there be peace inside your defenses,and prosperity inside your fortresses!
8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighborsI will say, “May there be peace in you!”
9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our GodI will pray for you to prosper.