Psalms 122:4-5

122:4 The tribes go up ¹  there, ² 

the tribes of the Lord,

where it is required that Israel

give thanks to the name of the Lord. ³ 

122:5 Indeed, ⁴  the leaders sit ⁵  there on thrones and make legal decisions,

on the thrones of the house of David. ⁶ 

[122:4]  ¹ tn Or “went up.”

[122:4]  ² tn Heb “which is where the tribes go up.”

[122:4]  ³ tn Heb “[it is] a statute for Israel to give thanks to the name of the Lord.”

[122:5]  ⁴ tn Or “for.”

[122:5]  ⁵ tn Or “sat.”

[122:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “Indeed, there they sit [on] thrones for judgment, [on] thrones [belonging] to the house of David.”