Psalm 122
Let’s go to the LORD’s house!
LET’S GO TO THE LORD’S HOUSE!
A Song of Ascents. By David.
NOTE: The term “A Song of Ascents” identifies psalms 120 to 134 as pilgrim songs to be sung when the Israelites “ascended” (went up) to Jerusalem for the annual feasts.
VERSE 1. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!”
I was glad. David was delighted to be on pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Let’s go to the LORD’s house. Walking with God is not only an individual, one-on-one personal relationship. It is also done in a community. For example:
We pray on our own, and we pray with other people.
We walk with God on our own, and we are part of an assembly.
We read the Bible on our own, and we attend a Bible Study group.
VERSE 2. Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem;
standing within your gates. David is thrilled to step into the city gates.
VERSE 3. Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together;
compact together. The population of Jerusalem lived closely compacted together.
VERSE 4. where the tribes go up, even the LORD’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the LORD’s name.
VERSE 5. For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.
VERSE 6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. This verse calls us to pray for peace in the Holy City of Jerusalem.
Those who love you. God will bless those who love Jerusalem. We are called to love the Jewish people.
Qur’an 2:126. And it was so, that Abram said: “My Lord, make this a land of peace, and provide for its inhabitants of the fruits for whoever believes in God and the Last Day.” He said: “As for he who rejects, I will let him enjoy for a while, then I will force him to the retribution of the Fire. What a miserable destiny!”
VERSE 7. Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
VERSE 8. For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
VERSE 9. For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
I will seek your good. We will seek what is the very best for Jerusalem.
PSALMS
CHAPTERS: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150
Deuterocanonical chapter: 151
RESOURCES: Summary, Outline, Memorize, David’s Fasting
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