The Pilgrim’s Greeting to the Holy City
A song of ascents. Of David.
I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” And finally our feet are standing at your gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is built as a city that is firmly bound together in unity.
There the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as it was decreed for Israel to celebrate the name of the Lord.
For there the thrones of judgment were established, the thrones of the house of David.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you rest secure. May there be peace within your walls and security in your palaces.”
Out of love for my relatives and friends, I will say, “May peace be within you.”
Out of love for the house of the Lord, our God, I will pray for your well-being.