Psalms 122:1
“A song of the degrees by David.” I was rejoiced when they said unto me, Unto the house of the Lord let us go.
Leeser Tanakh
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 now standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem!
Cross References
Psalms 26:8Lord, I love the site of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwelleth.
Psalms 55:14(55:15) So that we took sweet secret counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in tumultuous company.
Psalms 84:1“To the chief musician upon Gittith, by the sons of Korach, a psalm.” (84:2) How lovely are thy dwelling-places, O Lord of hosts!
Psalms 119:111I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage to eternity; for they are the joy of my heart.
Psalms 121:1“A song for the degrees.” I lift up my eyes unto the mountains: whence shall come my help?
Psalms 124:1“A song of the degrees by David.” If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel 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 →