Psalms 122:5

There once stood thrones of justice even thrones of the household of David.

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In The King James Version

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

In Context

4to you do the tribes come, the tribes of the Lord, as the law has ordained for Israel, there to give thanks to the Lord.

6Pray that all may be well with Jerusalem, and well with those who love you,

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Matthew Henry on Psalms 122:2-6

The Pleasures of Public Worship. 1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord . 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: 4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord , unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord . 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Here we have, I. The pleasure which David and other pious Israelites took in approaching to and… Read the whole commentary →

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