122:5 Indeed, 1 the leaders sit 2 there on thrones and make legal decisions,
on the thrones of the house of David. 3
122:6 Pray 4 for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love her prosper! 5
122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,
and prosperity 6 inside your fortresses! 7
122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors
I will say, “May there be peace in you!”
122:9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God
I will pray for you to prosper. 8
1 tn Or “for.”
2 tn Or “sat.”
3 tn Heb “Indeed, there they sit [on] thrones for judgment, [on] thrones [belonging] to the house of David.”
4 tn Heb “ask [for].”
5 tn Or “be secure.”
6 tn or “security.”
7 tn The psalmist uses second feminine singular pronominal forms to address personified Jerusalem.
8 tn Heb “I will seek good for you.” The psalmist will seek Jerusalem’s “good” through prayer.