Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

A Song of Ascents, of David.

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

2 Our feet are standing
          Within your gates, O Jerusalem,

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

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

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

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

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

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