Psalms 122:1
A Song of the going up. Of David. I was glad because they said to me, We will go into the house of the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
In Context
2At last our feet were inside your doors, O Jerusalem.
Cross References
Psalms 26:8Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.
Psalms 55:14\55:13\But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.
Psalms 84:1To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.
Psalms 119:111I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.
Psalms 121:1A Song of the going up. My eyes are lifted up to the hills: O where will my help come from?
Psalms 124:1A Song of the going up. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);
Matthew Henry on Psalms 122:1
This psalm seems to have been penned by David for the use of the people of Israel, when they came up to Jerusalem to worship at the three solemn feasts. It was in David's time that Jerusalem was first chosen to be the city where God would record his name. It being a new thing, this, among other means, was used to bring the people to be in love with Jerusalem, as the holy city, though it was but the other day in the hands of the Jebusites. Observe, I. The joy with which they were to go up to Jerusalem, ver. 1, 2 .… Read the whole commentary →