Psalms 122 – Jerusalem, City of Unity
Psalms 122
A pilgrimage psalm of David: 'Our feet were standing within your gates, O Jerusalem — Jerusalem that is built as a city that is joined together.' The psalm celebrates Jerusalem as the place where all the tribes of Israel ascend together, yet each on its own unique path.
יְרוּשָׁלַ֥͏ִם הַבְּנוּיָ֑ה כְּ֝עִ֗יר שֶׁחֻבְּרָה־לָּ֥הּ יַחְדָּֽו׃ שֶׁשָּׁ֨ם עָל֪וּ שְׁבָטִ֡ים שִׁבְטֵי־יָ֭הּ עֵד֣וּת לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְ֝הֹד֗וֹת לְשֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָֽה׃
Jerusalem built up, a city knit together, to which tribes would make pilgrimage, the tribes of Yah, as was enjoined upon Israel— to praise GOD’s name.
Why it matters — Jerusalem is the destination of every unique path in Israel — a city where distinct journeys converge into a single spiritual unity.