1st Sunday of Advent A: Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.
Verse 1:
I rejoiced because they said to me,
“We will go up to the house of the LORD.”
And now we have set foot
within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Verse 2:
Jerusalem, built as a city
with compact unity.
To it the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD.
Verse 3:
According to the decree for Israel,
to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
In it are set up judgment seats,
seats for the house of David.
Verse 4:
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
May those who love you prosper!
May peace be within your walls,
prosperity in your buildings.
Verse 5:
Because of my brothers and friends
I will say, “Peace be within you!”
Because of the house of the LORD, our God,
I will pray for your good.