| | | English | Latin |
| 121 | 1 | A gradual canticle. | canticum graduum David laetatus sum eo quod dixerint mihi in domum Domini ibimus |
| 121 | 2 | Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem. | stantes erant pedes nostri in portis tuis Hierusalem |
| 121 | 3 | Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together. | Hierusalem quae aedificaris ut civitas cuius participatio eius simul |
| 121 | 4 | For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord. | quia ibi ascenderunt tribus tribus Domini testimonium Israhel ad confitendum nomini Domini |
| 121 | 5 | Because their seats have sat in judgment, seats upon the house of David. | quia ibi sederunt sedes in iudicio sedes domui David |
| 121 | 6 | Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee. | rogate pacem Hierusalem sit bene his qui diligunt te |
| 121 | 7 | Let peace be in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers. | sit pax in muris tuis abundantia in domibus tuis |
| 121 | 8 | For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee. | propter fratres meos et amicos meos loquar pacem tibi |
| 121 | 9 | Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee. | propter domum Domini Dei nostri quaeram bona tibi |