Psalms 122:1
A Canticle in steps. I have lifted up my eyes to you, who dwells in the heavens.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 26:8My heart has spoken to you; my face has sought you. I yearn for your face, O Lord.
Psalms 84:1Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah.
Psalms 121:1A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.”
Psalms 124:1A Canticle in steps. Those who trust in the Lord will be like the mountain of Zion. He will not be disturbed for eternity, who dwells
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 →