Psalms 122:1
A Song of Ascents; of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me: 'Let us go unto the house of the LORD.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
In Context
2Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem;
Cross References
Psalms 26:8LORD, I love the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth.
Psalms 55:14(55-15) We took sweet counsel together, in the house of God we walked with the throng.
Psalms 84:1(84-1) For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. (84-2) How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
Psalms 119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Psalms 121:1A Song of Ascents. I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: from whence shall my help come?
Psalms 124:1A Song of Ascents; of David. 'If it had not been the LORD who was for us', 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 →