Psalm 122
1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
1 I was glad when they said unto me, We will go into the | house • of the | Lord. ||
2 Our feet shall | 3 stand in thy | gates, • O Je- | rusa•lem. ||
2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
3 Jerusalem is built as a city that is at | unity • in it- | self. ||
4 For thither the tribes go up, | 3 even the | tribes • of the | Lord, ||
4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
to | testify • unto | Isra•el, ||
to give | thanks un•to the | Name • of the | Lord. ||
5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
5 For there is the | seat of | judgment, ||
even the | seat • of the | house of | David. ||
6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
6 O pray for the peace of Jerusalem; * they shall | 3 prosper that | love thee. ||
7 Peace be within thy walls, and | plenteous•ness with- | in thy | pala•ces. ||
7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will | wish • thee pros- | peri•ty. ||
9 Yea, because of the house of the Lord our | God, • I will | seek to • do thee | good. ||
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).