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Psalms 121

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Septuagint (Brenton, 1851)

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1A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
1(122) A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
2Our feet stood in thy courts, O Jerusalem.
2Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.
3Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.
3Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.
4For thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
4For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
5For there are set thrones for judgment, [even] thrones for the house of David.
5For there are set thrones for judgment, [even] thrones for the house of David.
6Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love thee.
6Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love you.
7Let peace, I pray, be within thine host, and prosperity in thy palaces.
7Let peace, I pray, be within your host, and prosperity in your palaces.
8For the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I have indeed spoken peace concerning thee.
8For the sake of my brethren and my neighbors, I have indeed spoken peace concerning you.
9Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought thy good.
9Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought your good.