1 I was glad when they said to me,

“Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”

2 Our feet are standing inside your gates, Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built to be a city

where the people are united.

4 All of the Lord’s tribes go to that city

because it is a law in Israel

to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

5 The court of justice sits there.

It consists of ⌞princes who are⌟ David’s descendants.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

“May those who love you prosper.

7 May there be peace inside your walls

and prosperity in your palaces.”

8 For the sake of my relatives and friends, let me say,

“May it go well for you!”

9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,

I will seek what is good for you.