1 I was glad when they said to me,
^a“Let us go into the house of the Lord.” ‡

2 Our feet have been standing
Within your gates, O Jerusalem!

3 Jerusalem is built
As a city that is ^acompact together, ‡

4 ^aWhere the tribes go up,
The tribes of the Lord,
To ^bthe Testimony of Israel,
To give thanks to the name of the Lord. ‡

5 ^aFor thrones are set there for judgment,
The thrones of the house of David. ‡

6 ^aPray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May they prosper who love you. ‡

7 Peace be within your walls,
Prosperity within your palaces.”

8 For the sake of my brethren and companions,
I will now say, “Peace be within you.”

9 Because of the house of the Lord our God
I will ^aseek your good. ‡