_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 PLACE OF REST FROM THE WEEK’S TOIL AND
CARE.—In the sanctuary we lay our burdens down. We cease from the
labours which have occupied us through all the week.... [ Continue Reading ]
_WITHIN THE GATES_
‘Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem!’
Psalms 122:2
The psalm from which this verse is taken was probably written by a
pilgrim to Jerusalem at some time previous to the Babylonish
captivity. On the one hand, it is clear that the house of the Lord,
the ancient Tem... [ Continue Reading ]