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PSALM CXXII
_The satisfaction of a gracious soul in the use of God's_
_ordinances_, 1, 2.
_Description of the internal government of Jerusalem_, 3-5.
_Prayers for its peace and prosperity_, 6-9....
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I WAS GLAD - It was a subject; of joy to me. The return of the happy
season when we were to go up to worship filled me with joy. The
language is expressive of the, happiness which is felt by those who...
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PSALM 120-134
The Psalms of Degrees
Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents.
They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem
three times a year to celebrat...
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CXXII. THE GLORY OF THE TEMPLE.
Psalms 122:3. The Psalmist refers probably to the ideal Jerusalem.
Every true Jew was in sentiment a loyal burgher of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem was like Mecca to the Mohamm...
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TITLE.. SONG. Hebrew. _shir._ See note on Title of Psalms 120:1, and
App-65.
OF DEGREES . of the degrees (with article), as on Title of Psalms
120:1. See App-67, and note on p. 827.
OF DAVID . by Dav...
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PSAL.CXXII.
_David professeth his joy for the church, and prayeth for the peace
thereof._
A Song of Degrees of David.
_Title._ המעלות שׁיר _Shiir hammangaloth._] Dr. Chandler is
of opinion, that th...
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PSALMS 122
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Tribes Welcomed to the Passover.
ANALYSIS
(See Inserted Headlines.)
(Lm.) Song of the StepsBy David[737]
[737] Some cod. (w. Aram., Sep., Vul.) omit: By DavidGn....
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I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the
LORD.
As Psalms 121:1 was sung in sight of Jerusalem's distant hills, so
this psalm at the gates, when the pilgrims halted to form...
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122:1 said (b-11) Or 'I rejoice in them that say.'...
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The writer recalls a journey to Jerusalem and the many sacred memories
associated with that much-loved city....
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'I rejoiced with them that said unto me.'...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
PSALMS 122
PSALMS FOR CLIMBING;
PSALMS 120:134
Jesus said, "We wi
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LET US GO. — Or, _we will go._ This verse is inscribed over the
portico of St. Paul’s Cathedral....
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שִׁ֥יר הַֽ מַּעֲלֹ֗ות לְ דָ֫וִ֥ד
שָׂ֭מַחְתִּי...
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Psalms 122:1
THIS is very distinctly a pilgrim psalm. But there is difficulty in
determining the singer's precise point of view, arising from the
possibility of understanding the phrase in Psalms 122:...
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JOY IN GOD'S HOUSE
Psalms 122:1
As in the other psalms of the series there is here alternation between
soloist and choir. In Psalms 122:1 the _soloist_ rejoices in the
proposal made to go on a pilgri...
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This is the song of the pilgrims in anticipation of Jerusalem and the
house of worship. It sets forth the glory of the establishment and
compacted city where the tribes gather to give thanks to Jehova...
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"A Song of degrees of David." I (a) was glad when they said unto me,
Let us go into the house of the LORD.
(a) He rejoices that God had appointed a place where the ark would
still remain....
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_Canticle. Hebrew adds, "of David." (Haydock) --- Syriac also
attributes to him, though Zorobabel, &c., might recite it at their
return. It may also refer to the captives groaning under oppression,
(C...
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CONTENTS
We have here the expressions of joy which the Israelites made use of,
when inviting one another to go up to the house of God. The Psalm ends
with a prayer for the peace and prosperity of the...
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_JOY IN PUBLIC WORSHIP_
‘I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the
Lord.’
Psalms 122:1
I. GLAD, BECAUSE IT IS THE PLACE OF REST FROM THE WEEK’S TOIL AND
CARE.—In the sanctu...
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1_I was glad when they said to me. _God had often told Moses, that his
Sanctuary would one day have a certain and fixed place of abode; yet
from the time of Moses, for the space of more than a thousan...
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Psalms 122 celebrates Jerusalem. The saint is glad to go there. The
tribes go there; the thrones of judgment, of the house of David, are
there. His brethren and companions and the house of Jehovah, th...
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I WAS GLAD WHEN THEY SAID UNTO ME,.... Or, "I rejoiced in", or
"because of, those that said unto me" b; or, "in what was said unto
me". For it may regard not only the time when he had this pleasure of...
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Psalms 122:1 «A Song of degrees of David. » I was glad when they
said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
Ver. 1. _I was glad when they said unto me_] The flourish of religion
is the chief...
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_I was glad when they said, Let us go_, &c. Or, _We will_ go, _into
the house of the Lord_ They are the words of the people, exhorting one
another to go and attend upon the worship of God at his taber...
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A HYMN OF LOVE FOR THE CHURCH OF GOD.
A song of degrees of David, expressing the sacred joy of the faithful
in being able to participate in the services of the Temple and to feel
the appeal of the ca...
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I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the
Lord. The psalmist expresses his joy over the invitation to join the
festal train; he now remembers the happiness that filled his hea...
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1-5 The pleasure and profit from means of grace, should make us
disregard trouble and fatigue in going to them; and we should quicken
one another to what is good. We should desire our Christian frien...
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Psalms 122:1 Song H7892 Ascents H4609 David H1732 glad H8055 (H8804)
said H559 (H8802) go H3212 ...
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A SONG OF DEGREES
Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up
to Jerusalem to the feasts. See, for example (Psalms 112:1); (Psalms
112:2)....
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Psalms 122:1
I. Why was David so glad? why did his heart beat with a thrill of
pleasure at the summons to enter God's house? Because David was a man
who lived in the faith and fear of God; because fro...
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Psalms 122:1. _I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the
house of the LORD._
I was glad for their sake, glad to think they were so willing to go. I
was glad also for my own sake, for I wa...
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We will read two portions of Scripture relating to public worship; the
first will be Psalms 122:1 , one of David's «Songs of degrees.» (See
Luke 18:1 for second portion.)
Psalms 122:1. I was glad whe...
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CONTENTS: Prayer for the welfare of Jerusalem.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: When peace comes to Jerusalem there will be peace for all
the world, therefore the saints should earnestly pray for...
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Psalms 122:4. _The tribes go up,_ because they found all the
testimonials of the covenant there; and because the thrones of David's
house would decide their causes with equity. Therefore this psalm
co...
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_I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the
Lord._
A PIOUS PATRIOT
I. Rejoicing in the opportunity for assembling for public worship
(verses 1, 2).
1. One of the grandest so...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 122:1. This psalm celebrates Zion as
God’s chosen city (compare Psalms 46:1;...
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INTRODUCTION
This Psalm, which the title ascribes to David, was probably composed
by him after he had settled the Ark in Mount Zion, to encourage the
people to resort to Jerusalem to the three annual...
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EXPOSITION
THE "title" assigns this psalm to David; and there seems to be no
sufficient reason why his authorship should not be accepted. The
description of Jerusalem exactly suits his day (Psalms 122...
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Psa 122:1-9 continues. The idea is I'm traveling now towards
Jerusalem. I'm with probably a company of fifty, a hundred people.
They always got together for these trips to Jerusalem. That is why,
actu...
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Isaiah 2:3; Jeremiah 31:6; Jeremiah 50:4; Jeremiah 50:5; Micah 4:2;...