48:2 It is lofty and pleasing to look at, 5
a source of joy to the whole earth. 6
Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; 7
it is the city of the great king.
50:2 From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, 8
God comes in splendor. 9
A song of ascents, 11 by David.
122:1 I was glad because 12 they said to me,
“We will go to the Lord’s temple.”
122:2 Our feet are 13 standing
inside your gates, O Jerusalem.
122:3 Jerusalem 14 is a city designed
to accommodate an assembly. 15
122:4 The tribes go up 16 there, 17
the tribes of the Lord,
where it is required that Israel
give thanks to the name of the Lord. 18
122:5 Indeed, 19 the leaders sit 20 there on thrones and make legal decisions,
on the thrones of the house of David. 21
122:6 Pray 22 for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love her prosper! 23
122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses,
and prosperity 24 inside your fortresses! 25
122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors
I will say, “May there be peace in you!”
122:9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God
I will pray for you to prosper. 26