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 from a child he had
set God always before him, and had been accustomed to see God's hand
in all that b... [ Continue Reading ]
Psalms 122:2
The Psalm from which this verse is taken was probably written by a
pilgrim to Jerusalem at some time previous to the Babylonish
captivity. On the one hand, it is clear that the house of the Lord,
the ancient Temple, was still standing; on the other, the reference to
the house of David... [ Continue Reading ]