Psalms 122 תְּהִלִּים פרק קכ״ב
Masoretic Text, word by word with English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Psalms 122 in the interlinear reader for transliteration, roots and notes.
- 1
שִׁירa songהַמַּעֲלוֹתof ascentsלְדָוִדof DavidשָׂמַחְתִּיI was gladבְּאֹמְרִיםwhen they saidלִיto meבֵּיתthe house ofיְהֹוָהthe LORDנֵלֵךְ׃let us go
A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
- 2
עֹמְדוֹתare standingהָיוּhave beenרַגְלֵינוּour feetבִּשְׁעָרַיִךְin your gatesיְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם׃Jerusalem
Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
- 3
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםJerusalemהַבְּנוּיָהthat is builtכְּעִירlike a cityשֶׁחֻבְּרָה־לָּהּthat is joinedיַחְדָּו׃together
Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
- 4
שֶׁשָּׁםwhereעָלוּgo upשְׁבָטִיםthe tribesשִׁבְטֵי־יָהּthe tribes of the LORDעֵדוּתas a testimonyלְיִשְׂרָאֵלto Israelלְהֹדוֹתto give thanksלְשֵׁםto the name ofיְהֹוָה׃the LORD
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
כִּיforשָׁמָּהthereיָשְׁבוּare setכִסְאוֹתthronesלְמִשְׁפָּטfor judgmentכִּסְאוֹתthe thrones ofלְבֵיתthe house ofדָּוִד׃David
For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
- 6
שַׁאֲלוּpray forשְׁלוֹםthe peace ofיְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִםJerusalemיִשְׁלָיוּthey shall prosperאֹהֲבָיִךְ׃those who love you
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
- 7
יְהִי־שָׁלוֹםpeace beבְּחֵילֵךְwithin your wallsשַׁלְוָהprosperityבְּאַרְמְנוֹתָיִךְ׃within your palaces
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
- 8
לְמַעַןfor the sake ofאַחַיmy brethrenוְרֵעָיand companionsאֲדַבְּרָה־נָּאI will now sayשָׁלוֹםpeaceבָּךְ׃within you
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
- 9
לְמַעַןbecause ofבֵּית־יְהֹוָהthe house of the LORDאֱלֹהֵינוּour GodאֲבַקְשָׁהI will seekטוֹבyour goodלָךְ׃for you
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.