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Psalms 121
Septuagint (LXX2012) 121 compared with World English Bible 122
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1(122) A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
1A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
2Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.
2Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem!
3Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.
3Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together,
4For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
4where the tribes go up, even Yah’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to Yahweh’s name.
5For there are set thrones for judgment, [even] thrones for the house of David.
5For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.
6Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love you .
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
7Let peace, I pray, be within your host, and prosperity in your palaces.
7Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
8For the sake of my brethren and my neighbors, I have indeed spoken peace concerning you.
8For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
9Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought your good.
9For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.