I was glad when they said unto me  *

We will go into the house of the Lord.

Our feet shall stand in thy gates *

O Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built as a city *

that is at unity in itself.

For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord *

to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord.

For there is the seat of judgement *

even the seat of the house of David.

O pray for the peace of Jerusalem *

they shall prosper that love thee.

Peace be within thy walls *

and plenteousness within thy palaces.

For my brethren and companions’ sakes *

I will wish thee prosperity.

Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God *

I will seek to do thee good.

Unto thee lift I up mine eyes  *

O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress *

even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us.

Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us *

for we are utterly despised.

Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of the wealthy *

and with the despitefulness of the proud.