Psalms 122:5

For there are set thrones— "There sits the Sanhedrim, and there resides the royal house of David." Mudge.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 122:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For there are set - Margin, Do sit. The Hebrew is, “For there sit thrones for judgment.” They are established there; or, That is the appointed pl...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of (e) David. (e) In whose house God placed the throne of justice, and made it a fig...
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

thrones. Plural of Majesty. the great Throne.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. For there were set thrones for judgment. He means, that the throne of the kingdom was fixed or established at Jerusalem, or that there it...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. There are set thrones of judgment - There were the public courts, and thith...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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

Thrones ] i.e. tribunals. House of David ] either the Davidic line of kings or the princes of the house of David.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thrones. — Jerusalem, at first a cause of wonder as a city, is now to the pilgrims a cause of admiration as the capital. The mention of the “Hous...
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

It is pleasant to observe how the Old Testament saints delighted themselves in dwelling upon the praise of their beloved Jerusalem. Beautiful for sit...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For there are set thrones of judgment ,.... In Jerusalem as the Targum; here were courts of judicature, and thrones for the judges to sit upon, to e...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Ver. 5. For there are set thrones of judgment ] These are the two chief...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Whither the tribes go up , &c. Hebrew, Thither the tribes ascend; the tribes of the Lord Whom God hath chosen to be his people, and whom he ha...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Pleasures of Public Worship. A song of degrees of David. 1 I w...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This is added as another reason inviting and obliging them to go up to Jerusalem, and as another commendation of this city. Thrones of judgment; th...
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

We will read two portions of Scripture relating to public worship; the first will be Psalms 122:1 , one of David's «Songs of degrees.» (See Luke...
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

For there are set thrones of judgment. True worship and correct thinking The words of our text are the very last we should expect to find in a...
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

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David; for Jerusalem was not only the seat of the Sanctuary of Israel, but also th...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 11:22 ; 2 Chronicles 19:8 ; 2 Samuel 8:18 ; Deuteronomy 17:18 ; Deuteronomy 17:8
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Judgment — The supreme courts of justice for ecclesiastical and civil affairs. Thrones — The royal throne allotted by God to David and to his poste...

⁵ For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 122:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study 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

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole 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

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

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 122:5