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Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

Psalms 122:1

In 11 translations

BSB
I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
KJV
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
WEB
I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
ASV
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.
LSV
A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY DAVID. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, “We go to the house of YHWH.”
YLT
A Song of the Ascents, by David. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, 'To the house of Jehovah we go.'
DBY
I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah.
DRC121:1
I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord.
GNV
A song of degrees, or Psalme of David. I rejoiced, when they sayd to me, We wil go into the house of the Lord.
JPS
A Song of Ascents; of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me: 'Let us go unto the house of the LORD.'
LXXE121:1
A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד שָׂ֭מַחְתִּי בְּאֹמְרִ֣ים לִ֑י בֵּ֖ית יְהוָ֣ה נֵלֵֽךְ׃KJV:Ps.122.1
LXX-Br121:1
Ὠδὴ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Εὐφράνθην ἐπὶ τοῖς εἰρηκόσι μοι, εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου πορευσόμεθα.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 84:10For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
  • Micah 4:2And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion…
  • Isaiah 2:3And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion,…
  • Psalms 84:1–2How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
  • Psalms 134:1Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD!
  • Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
  • Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
  • Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
  • Zechariah 8:21–23and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’ And many peoples and strong nations will come to seek the LORD of…
  • Psalms 123:1I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
  • Psalms 55:14We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
  • Jeremiah 31:6For there will be a day when watchmen will call out on the hills of Ephraim, ‘Arise, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God!’”
  • Psalms 119:111Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
  • Jeremiah 50:4–5“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God. They will ask the way to Zion and turn…
  • Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
  • Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 122:2 in some Bibles
  • 121:1 in some Bibles
  • 122:1 in most Bibles

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