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Psalms

Chapter 122
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshi֥yr haֽmּa'al֗ot leda֫vi֥d shsa֭machetּiy bּe'omeri֣ym li֑y bּe֖yt yehva֣h neleֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."

שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד שָׂ֭מַחְתִּי בְּאֹמְרִ֣ים לִ֑י בֵּ֖ית יְהוָ֣ה נֵלֵֽךְ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): o֭medot hay֣u ragele֑ynu bּi֝shshe'ara֗yike yerushshalaiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.

עֹ֭מְדוֹת הָי֣וּ רַגְלֵ֑ינוּ בִּ֝שְׁעָרַ֗יִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): yerushshala֥im habּenuya֑h kּe֝'i֗yr shshechubּerah-lּa֥hּ yachedּaֽv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together.

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֥ם הַבְּנוּיָ֑ה כְּ֝עִ֗יר שֶׁחֻבְּרָה־לָּ֥הּ יַחְדָּֽו׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsheshshּa֨m 'al֪u shshebati֡ym shshibetey-ya֭hּ 'ed֣ut leyishsera'e֑l le֝hod֗ot leshshe֣m yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)That is where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to praise the name of the LORD according to the statute given to Israel.

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

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y shsha֨mּah ׀ yashsheb֣u kise'֣ot lemishshepּa֑t kּi֝se'֗ot lebe֣yt dּaviֽyd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)There stand the thrones for judgement, the thrones of the house of David.

כִּ֤י שָׁ֨מָּה ׀ יָשְׁב֣וּ כִסְא֣וֹת לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֝סְא֗וֹת לְבֵ֣ית דָּוִֽיד׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): shsha֭'alu shshel֣om yerushshala֑im yi֝shshela֗yu 'ohabaֽyike׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be secure.

שַׁ֭אֲלוּ שְׁל֣וֹם יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם יִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּ אֹהֲבָֽיִךְ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehiֽy-shshal֥om bּecheyle֑ke shsha֝leva֗h bּe'aremenotaֽyike׃
Edified Edition (EDE)May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels."

יְהִֽי־שָׁל֥וֹם בְּחֵילֵ֑ךְ שַׁ֝לְוָ֗ה בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭ma'an 'acha֣y vere'a֑y 'adabּerah-nּa֖ shshal֣om bּaֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, "Peace be within you."

לְ֭מַעַן אַחַ֣י וְרֵעָ֑י אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּ֖א שָׁל֣וֹם בָּֽךְ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭ma'an bּeyt-yehva֣h 'elohe֑ynu 'abaqeshsha֖h t֣ob laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.

לְ֭מַעַן בֵּית־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה ט֣וֹב לָֽךְ׃