Psalm 122:1-5

I was glad when they said to me,

“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

2 Our feet are standing

Within your gates, O Jerusalem,

3 Jerusalem, that is built

As a city that is compact together;

4 To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord —

An ordinance for Israel —

To give thanks to the name of the Lord.

5 For there thrones were set for judgment,

The thrones of the house of David.

 

 

Lord, they traveled to Jerusalem three times a year

To give thanks to you.

They were thankful that you allowed them to leave Egypt;

They were thankful for the harvest and for all you had given them.

And they were thankful for your justice in the land,

A justice administered by a good and just king.

 

Lord, I come to your house to thank you for what you have given me:

A way out of Egypt, yes, a away our of bondage;

And yes I am thankful too for the way you provide for me,

And for the hope and joy you give me along the way.

I thank you Lord for safety and justice you give me in this country.

Lord, let me not take it for granted, lest soon it is taken away.