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Psalms 122:1 open_in_new
'I rejoiced with them that said unto me.'
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Psalms 122:1-9 open_in_new
The writer recalls a journey to Jerusalem and the many sacred memories associated with that much-loved city.
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Psalms 122:2 open_in_new
Shall stand] rather, 'were standing,' i.e. came to be standing.
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Psalms 122:3 open_in_new
Jerusalem is builded] RV 'Jerusalem that art built.' Compact] descriptive of the appearance of the rebuilt city, with the breaches restored and the walls complete, after the return from exile.
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Psalms 122:4 open_in_new
Go up] better, 'went up,' in days gone by. Unto the testimony] RV 'for a testimony' of God's relationship to Israel: cp. Psalms 81:5.
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Psalms 122:5 open_in_new
Thrones] i.e. tribunals. House of David] either the Davidic line of kings or the princes of the house of David.
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Psalms 122:6 open_in_new
They shall prosper] RM 'let them prosper.'