A Song of Ascents by David

What made me glad
was when they said
let’s go to the Lord’s house.
Then our feet stood
inside your gates
Jerusalem! You are
a city built
of many parts
well-joined, and to that place
the tribes go up,
the many tribes,
the many tribes of Yah

There Israel was
commanded once
to worship the Lords’ name,
for there are thrones
of judgment, there
sit the thrones of David’s house.
Desire for
Jerusalem,
true peace; let all who love
Jerusalem
find that they have
tranquility not war.

Let there be peace
Jerusalem
on your surrounding walls.
and let there be,
Jerusalem,
peace in your palace halls.
I will desire
peace on you
for friends’ and brothers’ sake
And I will look
to bring you good
because of the Lord’s house.