Psalms 122 תְּהִלִּים

¹שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד שָׂ֭מַחְתִּי בְּאֹמְרִ֣ים לִ֑י בֵּ֖ית יְהוָ֣ה נֵלֵֽךְ׃

shir hamma'alot ledavid samachti be'omrim li bet ADONAI nelekh

1A Song of Ascents; of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me: 'Let us go unto the house of the LORD.'

²עֹ֭מְדוֹת הָי֣וּ רַגְלֵ֑ינוּ בִּ֝שְׁעָרַ֗יִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

omdot hayu raglenu bish'arayikh yerushalam

2Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem;

³יְרוּשָׁלִַ֥ם הַבְּנוּיָ֑ה כְּ֝עִ֗יר שֶׁחֻבְּרָה־לָּ֥הּ יַחְדָּֽו׃

yerushalam habbenuya ke'ir shechubbera-lah yachdav

3Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together;

⁴שֶׁשָּׁ֨ם עָל֪וּ שְׁבָטִ֡ים שִׁבְטֵי־יָ֭הּ עֵד֣וּת לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְ֝הֹד֗וֹת לְשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃

shesham alu shevatim shivte-yah edut leyisra'el lehodot leshem ADONAI

4Whither the tribes went up, even the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony unto Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

⁵כִּ֤י שָׁ֨מָּה ׀ יָשְׁב֣וּ כִסְא֣וֹת לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֝סְא֗וֹת לְבֵ֣ית דָּוִֽיד׃

ki shamma yashvu khisot lemishpat kisot levet david

5For there were set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

⁶שַׁ֭אֲלוּ שְׁל֣וֹם יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם יִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּ אֹהֲבָֽיִךְ׃

sha'alu shelom yerushalam yishlayu ohavayikh

6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; May they prosper that love thee.

⁷יְהִֽי־שָׁל֥וֹם בְּחֵילֵ֑ךְ שַׁ֝לְוָ֗ה בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃

yehi-shalom bechelekh shalva be'armenotayikh

7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

⁸לְ֭מַעַן אַחַ֣י וְרֵעָ֑י אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּ֖א שָׁל֣וֹם בָּֽךְ׃

lema'an achay vere'ay adabbera-na shalom bakh

8For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say: 'Peace be within thee.'

⁹לְ֭מַעַן בֵּית־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה ט֣וֹב לָֽךְ׃

lema'an bet-ADONAI elohenu avaksha tov lakh

9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.