1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”

I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah.

2 O ur feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem;

Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

3 J erusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together;

Jerusalem, which art built as a city that is compact together,

4 w here the tribes go up, even Yah’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to Yahweh’s name.

Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of Jah, a testimony to Israel, to give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.

5 F or there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.

For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

6 P ray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

7 P eace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.

Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces.

8 F or my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”

For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee!

9 F or the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.

Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.