are set: Heb. do sit
the thrones: 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Chronicles 11:22
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Psalms 122:5
Psalms 122:5
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Psalms 122 — OverviewPsalms 122 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis 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…Psalms 122 — OverviewPsalms 122 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 122:1, David professes his joy for the church; Psalms 122:6, and prays for the peace thereof. Psalms 120:1, Psalms 121:1, Psalms 122:1, Psalms 123:1, Psalms 124:1, Psalms 125:1, Psalms 126:1, Psalms 127:1, Psalms…Psalms 122 — OverviewPsalms 122 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleSong of degrees of David. This is the first of the songs of degrees that bears the name of David: and Kimchi thinks they only were written by him which have his name to them; though he, Abendana, and others, are of…Psalms 122:1-5Psalms 122:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere we have,
I. The pleasure which David and other pious Israelites took in
approaching to and attending upon God in public ordinances, v. 1, 2.
1. The invitation to them was very welcome. David was himself glad,…Psalms 122:1-9Psalms 122:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THE "title" assigns this psalm to David; and there seems to be no sufficient reason why his authorship should not be accepted. The description of Jerusalem exactly suits his day (Psalms 122:3-7). The…Psalms 122:1-9Psalms 122:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe house of God and the Church of Jesus Christ.
The "house of God" (Psalms 122:1 and Psalms 122:9) may stand for the Christian sanctuary, and the "Jerusalem," of which this psalm is full, may stand for the Church of…