1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
1大衛朝聖之歌(原文作“往上行之歌”)。人對我說:“我們到耶和華的殿那裡去”,我就歡喜。(本節在《馬索拉抄本》包括細字標題)
2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
2耶路撒冷啊!我們的腳正站在你的門內。
3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
3耶路撒冷被建造,好像一座結構完整的城巿。
4Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
4眾支派,就是耶和華的支派,都上那裡去;照著以色列的定例,稱頌耶和華的名。
5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
5因為在那裡設有審判的寶座,就是大衛家的寶座。
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
6你們要為耶路撒冷求平安,說:“耶路撒冷啊!願愛你的人都亨通。
7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
7願你的城牆內有平安,願你的宮殿中有安穩。”
8For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
8為了我的兄弟和朋友的緣故,我要說:“願你中間有平安。”
9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
9為了耶和華我們 神的殿的緣故,我要為你求福樂。