That I may tell aloud all Your praises, That in the gates of the daughter of Zion (Jerusalem) I may rejoice in Your salvation and Your help.

By Your favor do good to Zion; May You rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Because of Your temple at Jerusalem [Pagan] kings will bring gifts to You [out of respect].

His tabernacle is in Salem (Jerusalem); His dwelling place is in Zion.

A Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem, and Prayer for Help.

A Psalm of Asaph.

O God, the nations have invaded [the land of Your people] Your inheritance; They have defiled Your sacred temple; They have laid Jerusalem in ruins.

They have poured out their blood like water all around Jerusalem, And there was no one to bury them.

Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of God [Jerusalem]. Selah.

The singers as well as the players of flutes will say, “All my springs and sources of joy are in you [Jerusalem, city of God].”

So that people may declare the name of the Lord in Zion And His praise in Jerusalem,

In the courts of the Lord’s house (temple)— In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

The Lord the Keeper of Israel.

A Song of Ascents.

I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]— From where shall my help come?

Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem.

A Song of Ascents. Of David.

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

Our feet are standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem,

Jerusalem, that is built As a city that is firmly joined together;

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you [holy city].

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God [which is Jerusalem], I will seek your (the city’s) good.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people From this time forth and forever.

Thanksgiving for Return from Captivity.

A Song of Ascents.

When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem), We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].

May the Lord bless you from Zion [His holy mountain], And may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life;

Blessed be the Lord from Zion, Who dwells [with us] at Jerusalem. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget [her skill with the harp].

Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth If I do not remember you, If I do not prefer Jerusalem Above my chief joy.

Remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom, The day of [the fall of] Jerusalem, Who said “Down, down [with her] To her very foundation.”

Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.

Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our [gracious and majestic] God; Praise is becoming and appropriate.

The Lord is building up Jerusalem; He is gathering [together] the exiles of Israel.