Psalms 122:1
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
King James Version
In Context
2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
Cross References
Psalms 26:8LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
Psalms 55:14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
Psalms 84:1How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
Psalms 119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Psalms 121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Psalms 124:1If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may 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 →