Psalms 122:1

Related Commentaries of Psalms 122:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I was glad - It was a subject; of joy to me. The return of the happy season when we were to go up to worship filled me with joy. The language is...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

"A Song of degrees of David." I (a) was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. (a) He rejoices that God had appointed a...
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

Title.. Song. Hebrew. shir. See note on Title of Psalms 120:1 , and App-65. of degrees . of the degrees (with article), as on Title of Psalm...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 I was glad when they said to me. God had often told Moses, that his Sanctuary would one day have a certain and fixed place of abode; yet f...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. I was glad when they said - When Cyrus published...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

PSAL.CXXII. David professeth his joy for the church, and prayeth for the peace thereof. A Song of Degrees of David. Title. המעלות שׁיר S...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. As Psalms 121:1-8 was sung in sight of Jerusalem's distant hills, s...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

'I rejoiced with them that said unto me.'
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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

Let us go. — Or, we will go. This verse is inscribed over the portico of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
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

CONTENTS We have here the expressions of joy which the Israelites made use of, when inviting one another to go up to the house of God. The Psalm end...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

JOY IN PUBLIC WORSHIP ‘I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.’ Psalms 122:1 I. Glad, because it is the pla...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I was glad when they said unto me ,.... Or, "I rejoiced in", or "because of, those that said unto me" b; or, "in what was said unto me". For it may...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 122:1 «A Song of degrees of David. » I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Ver. 1. I was glad when the...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I was glad when they said, Let us go , &c. Or, We will go, into the house of the Lord They are the words of the people, exhorting one anothe...
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

PSALM 122 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm seems to have been written by David for the use of the people when they came up to Jerusalem to the solemn feasts...
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...
Scofield Reference Notes

A Song of degrees Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up to Jerusalem to the feasts. See, for example ( Psalms...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 122:1 I. Why was David so glad? why did his heart beat with a thrill of pleasure at the summons to enter God's house? Because David was a m...
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 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

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. The psalmist expresses his joy over the invitation to join the festal train;...
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...

¹ I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 122:1

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

Coke's Commentary on the Holy 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

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit 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

Scofield Reference Notes

Sermon Bible 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 Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 122:1