Psalms 122-124

Psalm 122

¹A Song of the Ascents, by David. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, ‘To the house of Jehovah we go.'

²Our feet have been standing in thy gates, O Jerusalem!

³Jerusalem -- the builded one -- Is as a city that is joined to itself together.

⁴For thither have tribes gone up, Tribes of Jah, companies of Israel, To give thanks to the name of Jehovah.

⁵For there have sat thrones of judgment, Thrones of the house of David.

⁶Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.

⁷Peace is in thy bulwark, rest in thy high places,

⁸For the sake of my brethren and my companions, Let me speak, I pray thee, ‘Peace be in thee.'

⁹For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God, I seek good for thee!

Psalm 123

¹A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.

²Lo, as eyes of men-servants Are unto the hand of their masters, As eyes of a maid-servant Are unto the hand of her mistress, So are our eyes unto Jehovah our God, Till that He doth favour us.

³Favour us, O Jehovah, favour us, For greatly have we been filled with contempt,

⁴Greatly hath our soul been filled With the scorning of the easy ones, With the contempt of the arrogant!

Psalm 124

¹A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save for Jehovah -- who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),

²Save for Jehovah -- who hath been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

³Then alive they had swallowed us up, In the burning of their anger against us,

⁴Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul,

⁵Then passed over our soul had the proud waters.

⁶Blessed is Jehovah who hath not given us, A prey to their teeth.

⁷Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

⁸Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Maker of the heavens and earth!