Psalms 122
A Song of Ascents attributed to David that expresses joy at being invited to worship at YHWH's house in Jerusalem, celebrating the unified gathering of Israel's tribes at the holy city.[1][3] The psalm describes Jerusalem as a compact, prosperous city where the ark of the covenant (the Testimony of Israel) is housed and where David's royal line dispenses judgment, calling for prayers for the city's peace and prosperity.[1][4]
Interlinear Text
A song
song
of ascents
the ascents
of David
to David
to David
I rejoiced
I rejoiced
when they said
in those speaking
to me
—
house
house-of
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
let us go
we will go
שִׁ֥יר
𐤔𐤉𐤓
shir
A song
song
HNcbsc
הַֽ/מַּעֲל֗וֹת
𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
hamaalot
of ascents
the ascents
HTd/Ncfpa
לְ/דָ֫וִ֥ד
𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃
ledavid
of David
to David
to David
HR/Np
שָׂ֭מַחְתִּי
𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤉
samacheti
I rejoiced
I rejoiced
HVqp1cs
בְּ/אֹמְרִ֣ים
𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌
beomerim
when they said
in those speaking
HR/Vqrmpa
לִ֑/י
𐤋/𐤉
li
to me
HR/Sp1cs
בֵּ֖ית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
house
house-of
HNcmsc
יְהוָ֣ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
נֵלֵֽךְ
𐤍𐤋𐤊
nelekhe
let us go
we will go
HVqi1cp
standing
standing ones
were
they were
our feet
our feet
within your gates
in your gates
O Jerusalem
Foundation of Wholeness
Yerushalam
עֹ֭מְדוֹת
𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤕
omedot
standing
standing ones
HVqrfpa
הָי֣וּ
𐤄𐤉𐤅
hayu
were
they were
HVqp3cp
רַגְלֵ֑י/נוּ
𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅
rageleynu
our feet
our feet
HNcfdc/Sp1cp
בִּ֝/שְׁעָרַ֗יִ/ךְ
𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉/𐤊
bishearayikhe
within your gates
in your gates
HR/Ncmpc/Sp2fs
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌
yerushalaim
O Jerusalem
Foundation of Wholeness
Yerushalam
HNp
Jerusalem
Foundation of Wholeness
Yerushalam
that is built
the built-up one
like a city
like a guarded settlement
that was joined
she was joined together
together
—
together
as one together
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֥ם
𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌
yerushalaim
Jerusalem
Foundation of Wholeness
Yerushalam
HNp
הַ/בְּנוּיָ֑ה
𐤄/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤉𐤄
habenuyah
that is built
the built-up one
HTd/Vqsfsa
כְּ֝/עִ֗יר
𐤊/𐤏𐤉𐤓
keir
like a city
like a guarded settlement
HR/Ncfsa
שֶׁ/חֻבְּרָה
𐤔/𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤄
shechuberah
that was joined
she was joined together
HTr/VPp3fs
לָּ֥/הּ
𐤋/𐤄
lah
together
HR/Sp3fs
יַחְדָּֽו
𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅
yachedav
together
as one together
HD
there
there
go up
Ascend!
tribes
rods
tribes of
rods-of / tribal-branches-of
Yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
testimony
attestation
to Israel
to El-Contends
to Yiserael
to give thanks
to publicly acknowledge
to the name
for a name
of the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
שֶׁ/שָּׁ֨ם
𐤔/𐤔𐤌
shesham
there
there
HTr/D
עָל֪וּ
𐤏𐤋𐤅
alu
go up
Ascend!
HVqp3cp
שְׁבָטִ֡ים
𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉𐤌
shevatim
tribes
rods
HNcmpa
שִׁבְטֵי
𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉
shivetey
tribes of
rods-of / tribal-branches-of
HNcmpc
יָ֭הּ
𐤉𐤄
yah
Yah
Yah, the Existing One
Yah
HNp
עֵד֣וּת
𐤏𐤃𐤅𐤕
edut
testimony
attestation
HNcfsa
לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
leyiserael
to Israel
to El-Contends
to Yiserael
HR/Np
לְ֝/הֹד֗וֹת
𐤋/𐤄𐤃𐤅𐤕
lehodot
to give thanks
to publicly acknowledge
HR/Vhc
לְ/שֵׁ֣ם
𐤋/𐤔𐤌
leshem
to the name
for a name
HR/Ncmsc
יְהוָֽה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
of the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
For
for/because
there
to that place
are sat
they dwelt
thrones
thrones
for judgment
for a legal ruling
thrones
thrones
for house
to a house of
of David
David
David
כִּ֤י
𐤊𐤉
ki
For
for/because
HC
שָׁ֨מָּ/ה
𐤔𐤌/𐤄
shamah
there
to that place
HD/Sd
יָשְׁב֣וּ
𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅
yashevu
are sat
they dwelt
HVqp3cp
כִסְא֣וֹת
𐤊𐤎𐤀𐤅𐤕
khiseot
thrones
thrones
HNcmpa
לְ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט
𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈
lemishepat
for judgment
for a legal ruling
HR/Ncmsa
כִּ֝סְא֗וֹת
𐤊𐤎𐤀𐤅𐤕
kiseot
thrones
thrones
HNcmpa
לְ/בֵ֣ית
𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕
leveyt
for house
to a house of
HR/Ncmsc
דָּוִֽיד
𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃
david
of David
David
David
HNp
Ask
they asked
peace
wholeness-of
Jerusalem
Foundation of Wholeness
Yerushalam
be-at-peace
they will be at ease
lovers-of-you
those loving you
שַׁ֭אֲלוּ
𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤅
shaalu
Ask
they asked
HVqv2mp
שְׁל֣וֹם
𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌
shelom
peace
wholeness-of
HNcmsc
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌
yerushalaim
Jerusalem
Foundation of Wholeness
Yerushalam
HNp
יִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּ
𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤅
yishelayu
be-at-peace
they will be at ease
HVqi3mp
אֹהֲבָֽיִ/ךְ
𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉/𐤊
ohavayikhe
lovers-of-you
those loving you
HVqrmpc/Sp2fs
May there be
may he be
peace
wholeness
within your walls
in your encircling rampart
prosperity
secure tranquility
within your palaces
in your exalted citadels
יְהִֽי
𐤉𐤄𐤉
yehi
May there be
may he be
HVqj3ms
שָׁל֥וֹם
𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌
shalom
peace
wholeness
HNcmsa
בְּ/חֵילֵ֑/ךְ
𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤋/𐤊
becheylekhe
within your walls
in your encircling rampart
HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs
שַׁ֝לְוָ֗ה
𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤄
shalevah
prosperity
secure tranquility
HNcfsa
בְּ/אַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִ/ךְ
𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊
bearemenotayikhe
within your palaces
in your exalted citadels
HR/Ncmpc/Sp2fs
For the sake of
in order that
my brothers
my brothers
and my friends
and my associates
I will speak
Let me declare
now
please
peace
wholeness
within you
—
לְ֭מַעַן
𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍
lemaan
For the sake of
in order that
HR
אַחַ֣/י
𐤀𐤇/𐤉
achay
my brothers
my brothers
HNcmpc/Sp1cs
וְ/רֵעָ֑/י
𐤅/𐤓𐤏/𐤉
vereay
and my friends
and my associates
HC/Ncmpc/Sp1cs
אֲדַבְּרָה
𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄
adaberah
I will speak
Let me declare
HVph1cs
נָּ֖א
𐤍𐤀
na
now
please
HTj
שָׁל֣וֹם
𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌
shalom
peace
wholeness
HNcmsa
בָּֽ/ךְ
𐤁/𐤊
bakhe
within you
HR/Sp2fs
for the sake of
in order that
house
house-of
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
our God
our mighty ones
I will seek
let me earnestly seek
good
good
for you
—
לְ֭מַעַן
𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍
lemaan
for the sake of
in order that
HR
בֵּית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
beyt
house
house-of
HNcmsc
יְהוָ֣ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
the LORD
Yahweh
Yahweh
HNp
אֱלֹהֵ֑י/נוּ
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤍𐤅
eloheynu
Mulimu (Lozi)
our God
our mighty ones
HNcmpc/Sp1cp
אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה
𐤀𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤄
avaqeshah
I will seek
let me earnestly seek
HVph1cs
ט֣וֹב
𐤈𐤅𐤁
tov
good
good
HAamsa
לָֽ/ךְ
𐤋/𐤊
lakhe
for you
HR/Sp2fs