Scottish Psalter 122

Psalm 122 from the Scottish Psalter

1 I joyed when to the house of God,

Go up, they said to me.

2 Jerusalem, within thy gates

our feet shall standing be.

3 Jerus'lem, as a city, is

compactly built together:

4 Unto that place the tribes go up,

the tribes of God go thither:

To Isr'el's testimony, there

to God's name thanks to pay.

5 For thrones of judgment, ev'n the thrones

of David's house, there stay.

6 Pray that Jerusalem may have

peace and felicity:

Let them that love thee and thy peace

have still prosperity.

7 Therefore I wish that peace may still

within thy walls remain,

And ever may thy palaces

prosperity retain.

8 Now, for my friends' and brethren's sakes,

Peace be in thee, I'll say.

9 And for the house of God our Lord,

I'll seek thy good alway.



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Psalm 122

1 I was glad when they said to me,

“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”

2 Our feet have been standing

within your gates, O Jerusalem!

3 Jerusalem—built as a city

that is bound firmly together,

4 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.

5 There thrones for judgment were set,

the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!

“May they be secure who love you!

7 Peace be within your walls

and security within your towers!”

8 For my brothers and companions' sake

I will say, “Peace be within you!”

9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,

I will seek your good.

(ESV)

Psalm 122

As we head off for worship services this morning, whether to a big cathedral as pictured, to someone's living room, or to some place in between, let us consider Psalm 122.

Psalm 122
Let Us Go to the House of the LORD
A Song of Ascents. Of David.

1I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD!"

2Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
3Jerusalem— built as a city that is bound firmly together,

4to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD,as was decreed for Israel,

to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

5There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! "May they be secure who love you!

7Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!"

8For my brothers and companions’ sake

I will say, "Peace be within you!"

9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.