Advent - Week 2 - Psalm 67 and Psalm 122

PSALM 67

¹ May God be gracious to us and bless us 
and make his face to shine upon us, Selah
²that your way may be known upon earth, 
your saving power among all nations. 
³Let the peoples praise you, O God; 
let all the peoples praise you.

⁴Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, 
for you judge the peoples with equity
and guide the nations upon earth. Selah
⁵Let the peoples praise you, O God; 
let all the peoples praise you.

⁶The earth has yielded its increase; 
God, our God, has blessed us.
⁷May God continue to bless us; 
let all the ends of the earth revere him.

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PSALM 122

¹   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 — built as a city 
          that is bound firmly together. 
⁴   To it the tribes go up, 
          the tribes of the LORD, 
     as was decreed for Israel, 
          to give thanks to the name of the LORD. 
⁵   For there the thrones for judgment were set up, 
          the thrones of the house of David.

⁶   Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 
          “May they prosper who love you. 
⁷   Peace be within your walls, 
          and security within your towers.” 
⁸   For the sake of my relatives and friends 
          I will say, “Peace be within you.” 
⁹   For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, 
          I will seek your good.