PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 122:1. This psalm celebrates Zion as God’s chosen city (compare Psalms 46:1; Psalms 48:1; Psalms 76:1; Psalms 87:1), and the privilege of going there on a pilgrimage (compare Psalms 84:1). Not only is “the house of the LORD” there, but so are “the thrones of the house of D... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 122:3 The singer looks around Jerusalem. BOUND FIRMLY TOGETHER probably compares the physical coziness of the city to the sense of unity the pilgrim expects to find there. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 122:4 DECREED. See Deuteronomy 12:5. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
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. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]