And this I desire not only nor chiefly for my own security, and for the glory of mine empire, but for the sake of all my fellow citizens, and of all the Israelites, whom, though my subjects, I must own for my brethren and companions in the chief privileges and blessings enjoyed at Jerusalem.
Verse Psalms 122:8. _FOR ANY BRETHREN AND COMPANIONS' SAKES_] Because this city is the abode of my kinsfolk and countrymen, I will wish it prosperity. I will promote its peace and tranquillity by all...
FOR MY BRETHREN AND COMPANIONS’ SAKES - Because they dwell there; or, because they go up there to worship; or, because they love thee, and find their happiness in thee; or, because they are unconverte...
PSALM 120-134 The Psalms of Degrees Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents. They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrat...
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 burgher of Jerusalem. Jerusalem was like Mecca to the Mohamm...
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PSALMS 122 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Tribes Welcomed to the Passover. ANALYSIS (See Inserted Headlines.) (Lm.) Song of the StepsBy David[737] [737] Some cod. (w. Aram., Sep., Vul.) omit: By DavidGn....
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. FOR MY BRETHREN AND COMPANIONS' SAKES, I WILL NOW SAY, PEACE BE WITHIN THEE. For the sake of all the people of the coven...
The writer recalls a journey to Jerusalem and the many sacred memories associated with that much-loved city....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 122 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
PEACE BE WITHIN THEE. — Here the formal greeting actually appears, that which greets every traveller in the East (John 20:19). (Comp. Luke 10:5.) The full form appears in 1 Samuel 25:6....
לְ֭מַעַן אַחַ֣י וְ רֵעָ֑י אֲדַבְּרָה ־נָּ֖א ש
Psalms 122:1 THIS is very distinctly a pilgrim psalm. But there is difficulty in determining the singer's precise point of view, arising from the possibility of understanding the phrase in Psalms 122:...
JOY IN GOD'S HOUSE Psalms 122:1 As in the other psalms of the series there is here alternation between soloist and choir. In Psalms 122:1 the _soloist_ rejoices in the proposal made to go on a pilgri...
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 city where the tribes gather to give thanks to Jehova...
For my (g) brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace [be] within thee. (g) Not only for my own sake but for all the faithful....
PSALM CXXII. (AD TE LEVAVI.) A prayer in affliction, with confidence in God....
Having celebrated the praises of Jerusalem, the Psalmist here calls upon all the people to pray for its prosperity; and as a accommodation, declares that blessings shall attend all who do so. And fina...
8._For the sake of my brethren and neighbors. _He specifies two causes on account of which he felt a care about the Church, for the purpose of stirring up, by his example, all the faithful to exercise...
Psalms 122 celebrates Jerusalem. The saint is glad to go there. The tribes go there; the thrones of judgment, of the house of David, are there. His brethren and companions and the house of Jehovah, th...
FOR MY BRETHREN AND COMPANIONS' SAKES,.... Who were regenerated by the spirit of God; adopted into his family, and children of the same father; stood in the same relation to Christ the firstborn, and...
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace [be] within thee. Ver. 8. For my brethren and companions' sakes] David was not all for himself (as the manner is in these last and loosest...
_Pray for the peace of Jerusalem_ In the prosperity of which both your civil and religious privileges are deeply concerned. _They shall prosper that love thee_ Or, _Let them prosper_, the future being...
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 services of the Temple and to feel the appeal of the ca...
For my brethren and companions' sakes, with whom he includes himself by virtue of the communion of saints, the fellowship obtaining between all believers, I WILL NOW SAY, PEACE BE WITHIN THEE, for the...
6-9 Those who can do nothing else for the peace of Jerusalem, may pray for it. Let us consider all who seek the glory of the Redeemer, as our brethren and fellow-travellers, without regarding differe...
Psalms 122:8 brethren H251 companions H7453 say H1696 (H8762) Peace H7965 Psalms 16:3,...
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 willing to go. I was glad also for my own sake, for I wa...
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 18:1 for second portion.) Psalms 122:1. I was glad whe...
CONTENTS: Prayer for the welfare of Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: When peace comes to Jerusalem there will be peace for all the world, therefore the saints should earnestly pray for...
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 decide their causes with equity. Therefore this psalm co...
_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 public worship (verses 1, 2). 1. One of the grandest so...
_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 mere inertness or indifference, but that which co-exists w...
_Peace be within thy walls._ THE PEACE AND PROSPERITY OF JERUSALEM The leading elements which constitute a prosperous Church are-- I. Purity of doctrine. It is fashionable to sneer at doctrine, to t...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 122:1. This psalm celebrates Zion as God’s chosen city (compare Psalms 46:1;...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 122:6 In light of what Jerusalem should be, the psalm ends by urging God’s people to seek the conditions that will make that a reality: THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM....
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 the people to resort to Jerusalem to the three annual...
EXPOSITION 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...
Psa 122:1-9 continues. The idea is I'm traveling now towards Jerusalem. I'm with probably a company of fifty, a hundred people. They always got together for these trips to Jerusalem. That is why, actu...
Ephesians 4:4; James 3:13; Philippians 2:2; Psalms 119:63; Psalms