Psalms 122:1
I was glad, when they were saying unto me, Unto the house of Yahweh, let us go!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
In Context
2Standing are our feet, within thy gates, O Jerusalem!
Cross References
Psalms 26:8O Yahweh, I have loved the asylum of thy house, even the place of the habitation of thy glory!
Psalms 55:14So that together have we been wont to find sweetness in counsel, In the house of God, used we to walk in the throng.
Psalms 84:1How lovely are thy habitations, O Yahweh of hosts!
Psalms 119:111As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are.
Psalms 121:1I will lift up mine eyes, unto the mountains, From whence cometh my help!
Psalms 124:1If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, oh might 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 →