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Psalms 122 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | {A Song of degrees. Of David.} I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah. | I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD!” | A song of ascents. Of David. I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” | |
| 2 | Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. | Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem! | Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem. | |
| 3 | Jerusalem, which art built as a city that is compact together, | Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together, | Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together. | |
| 4 | Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of Jah, a testimony to Israel, to give thanks unto the name of Jehovah. | to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. | That is where the tribes go up— the tribes of the LORD— to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel. | |
| 5 | For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. | There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David. | There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. | |
| 6 | Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. | Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you! | Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure. | |
| 7 | Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces. | Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” | May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.” | |
| 8 | For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee! | For my brothers and companions’ sake I will say, “Peace be within you!” | For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.” | |
| 9 | Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good. | For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. | For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity. | |
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