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Psalm 122[a]

A Pilgrim’s Prayer for Jerusalem

A song of ascents. Of David.

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I rejoiced when they said to me,
    “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 122 A song of Zion, sung by pilgrims obeying the law to visit Jerusalem three times on a journey. The singer anticipates joining the procession into the city (Ps 122:1–3). Jerusalem is a place of encounter, where the people praise God (Ps 122:4) and hear the divine justice mediated by the king (Ps 122:5). The very buildings bespeak God’s power (cf. Ps 48:13–15). May the grace of this place transform the people’s lives (Ps 122:6–9)!