1 I was glad when they said unto me,

Let us go into the house of the Lord.

2 Our feet shall stand

Within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is builded

As a city that is compact together:

4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,

Unto the testimony of Israel,

To give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

5 For there are set thrones of judgment,

The thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

They shall prosper that love thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls,

And prosperity within thy palaces.

8 For my brethren and companions’ sakes,

I will now say, Peace be within thee.

9 Because of the house of the Lord our God

I will seek thy good.