Psalms 122:9

Because... — Now for the first time the religious motive of the pilgrimage appears, rendered all the more emphatic by being kept for the concluding verse.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 122:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good - Because of the sanctuary within thee; because that is the place where God is wors...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXXII. The Glory of the Temple. Psalms 122:3 . The Psalmist refers probably to the ideal Jerusalem. Every true Jew was in sentiment a loyal burgh...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

9. Because of the house of Jehovah our God, etc. In this verse he adds a second reason why he cared for the Church — that he did so, because...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. Because of the house of the Lord our God - Particularly will I wish thee well, because...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good - (cf. Nehemiah...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The writer recalls a journey to Jerusalem and the many sacred memories associated with that much-loved city.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 122:1-9 THIS is very distinctly a pilgrim psalm. But there is difficulty in determining the singer's precise point of view, arising from th...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Joy in God's House Psalms 122:1-9 As in the other psalms of the series there is here alternation between soloist and choir. In Psalms 122:1 t...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the song of the pilgrims in anticipation of Jerusalem and the house of worship. It sets forth the glory of the establishment and compacted ci...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Having celebrated the praises of Jerusalem, the Psalmist here calls upon all the people to pray for its prosperity; and as a accommodation, declares...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

REFLECTIONS READER, it will be no unprofitable improvement of this subject, if from a view of the love and zeal of the faithful Israelite towards hi...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Because of the house of the Lord our God ,.... Not because of his own palace, nor because of his own house and family; nor because of his own person...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. Ver. 9. Because of the house of the Lord our God ] Where David's heart was, and w...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem In the prosperity of which both your civil and religious privileges are deeply concerned. They shall prosper that...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for the Church. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The house of the Lord our God; which is now fixed in this city.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION This Psalm, which the title ascribes to David, was probably composed by him after he had settled the Ark in Mount Zion, to encourage th...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 122:1 . I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. I was glad for their sake, glad to think they were so wil...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 122:4 . The tribes go up, because they found all the testimonials of the covenant there; and because the thrones of David's house would dec...
The Biblical Illustrator

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. A pious patriot I. Rejoicing in the opportunity for assembling for pub...
The Biblical Illustrator

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. The good of the Church I. Wherein the good of the Church consists. 1. Peace. Not that which results from me...
The Biblical Illustrator

Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. Christian patriotism I. The Christian’s patriotic vow. 1. He will honour the...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE "title" assigns this psalm to David; and there seems to be no sufficient reason why his authorship should not be accepted. The...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Hymn of Love for the Church of God. A song of degrees of David, expressing the sacred joy of the faithful in being able to participate in the se...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Because of the house of the Lord, our God, the Temple, or Tabernacle, as the center of Israel's worship, the symbol of the true religion over against...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 29:3 ; John 2:17 ; Nehemiah 13:14 ; Nehemiah 2:10 ; Psalms 26:8 ; Psalms 69:9 ; Psalms 84:1 ; Psalms 84:10 ; Psalms 84:2 ; Psa...

⁹ Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 122:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 122:9