為耶路撒冷禱告

大衛上聖殿朝聖之詩。

122 人們對我說:
「讓我們去耶和華的殿吧!」
我感到歡喜。
耶路撒冷啊,
我們踏進你的城門了。
耶路撒冷是一座整齊堅固的城。
以色列各支派,耶和華的子民,
都遵照祂賜的法度去那裡稱謝祂。
那裡有審判的王座,
就是大衛家的王座。
要為耶路撒冷的和平禱告,
願愛這城的人亨通。
耶路撒冷啊!
願你城內有平安,
你的宮裡有安寧,
為了我的親人和朋友,
我要祈求平安臨到你。
為了我們的上帝耶和華的殿,
我要為你求福祉。

Psalm 122

A song of ascents. Of David.

I rejoiced with those who said to me,
    “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Our feet are standing
    in your gates, Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built like a city
    that is closely compacted together.
That is where the tribes go up—
    the tribes of the Lord
to praise the name of the Lord
    according to the statute given to Israel.
There stand the thrones for judgment,
    the thrones of the house of David.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love(A) you be secure.
May there be peace(B) within your walls
    and security within your citadels.(C)
For the sake of my family and friends,
    I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will seek your prosperity.(D)

A song of David for going up to the Temple.

122 I was happy when the people said,
    “Let us go to the Lord’s Temple.”
Here we are, standing at the gates of Jerusalem.
This is New Jerusalem!
    The city has been rebuilt as one united city.
This is where the tribes come, the tribes who belong to the Lord.
    The people of Israel come here to praise the Lord’s name.
The kings from David’s family put their thrones here.
    They set up their thrones to judge the people.

Pray for peace in Jerusalem:
    “May those who love you find peace.
May there be peace within your walls.
    May there be safety in your great buildings.”

For the good of my family and neighbors,
    I pray that there will be peace here.
For the good of the Temple of the Lord our God,
    I pray that good things will happen to this city.