1A song of the steps. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."2Our feet have been standing within your gates, Jerusalem.3Jerusalem, built like a city that is bound firmly together.4There the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.5For there stand thrones for justice, thrones for the house of David.6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may those who love you prosper.7May peace be within your ramparts; may ease be within your citadels.8For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, I will say, "Peace be within you."9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.