A Song of Ascents. By Dawud.1
1I was glad when they said to me,
“Let’s go to the House of YAHWEH!”2
2Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem;
3Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together;
4Where the tribes go up, even the tribes of YAH,3
According to an ordinance for Israel,
To give thanks to the Name of YAHWEH.4
5For there are set thrones for judgment,
The thrones of Dawud’s house.
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Those who love you will prosper.
7Peace be within your walls,
And prosperity within your palaces.
8For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes,
I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
9For the sake of the House of YAHWEH our God,5
I will seek your good.
- 122:title Dawud, this Arabic name is derived from David (Hebrew) and means “Beloved.” ↩︎
- 122:1 YAHWEH’s house, that is, the Temple built by Prophet/King Sulayman (Solomon) in Jerusalem. ↩︎
- 122:4 YAH, a short form of God’s revealed name, YAHWEH. ↩︎
- 122:4 YAHWEH, the name God revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15 – God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.” ↩︎
- 122:9 God, in Hebrew elohim, which is related to the Arabic allah. Both words translate correctly as “God,” referring to the one true God. ↩︎