1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

2 O ur feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem,

Our feet are standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem,

3 J erusalem, that art builded As a city that is compact together;

Jerusalem, that is built As a city that is compact together;

4 W hither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, For an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.

To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord — An ordinance for Israel— To give thanks to the name of the Lord.

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

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

6 P ray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.

7 P eace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces.

“May peace be within your walls, And prosperity within your palaces.”

8 F or my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, “ May peace be within you.”

9 F or the sake 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.