Psalms 122:9

Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. BECAUSE OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD OUR GOD I WILL SEEK THY GOOD - (cf. .) The psalm reverts to that with which it began, "the house of the Lord" (; ). Intercessory prayer is the best way of promoting the welfare of Israel and of the Church....

9._Because of the house of Jehovah our God, etc_. In this verse he adds a second reason why he cared for the Church — that he did so, because the worship of God so far from remaining entire would go to ruin unless Jerusalem continued standing. If then the salvation of our brethren is regarded by us as an object of importance, if religion is with us a matter of heart-work, we ought, at the same time, as much as in us lies, to take an interest in the prosperity of the Church. Whence it follows, that such are indifferent about her condition, are no less cruel than impious; for if she is “the pillar and foundation of truth,” the inevitable consequence of her destruction must be the extinction of true piety. And if the body is destroyed, how can each of the members fail to be involved in destruction? Farther, this passage teaches us that the Church is not an empty title, but must be sought fo...

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 differences which do not affect our eternal welfare. Blessed Spirit of peace and love, who didst dwell in the soul of the holy Jesus, descend into his church, and fill those who compose it with his heavenly tempers; cause bitter contentions to cease, and make us to be of one mind. Love of the brethren and love to God, ought to stir us up to seek to be like the Lord Jesus in fervent prayer and unwearied labour, for the salvation of men, and the Divine glory...

Verse Psalms 122:9. _BECAUSE OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD OUR GOD_] Particularly will I wish thee well, because thou art the _seat of religion_, the place where our merciful God has condescended to dwell. To the captives in Babylon the Prophet _Jeremiah_ had given this charge, Jeremiah 29:7: "And seek שלום _shalom_, the _prosperity_ of the city, whither I have caused you to be carried captives, and pray unto the Lord for it; for in the _prosperity_ thereof ye shall have _prosperity_." Was this a _duty_ for the _captives_? _Yes_. And is it the duty of every man for his _own country_? God, nature, common sense, and self-interest say, YES! And what must we think of the wretches who not only do not thus pray, but labour to de

BECAUSE OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD OUR GOD I WILL SEEK THY GOOD - Because of the sanctuary within thee; because that is the place where God is worshipped. The principal attraction in thee is the fact that in thee is the place where the worship of God is celebrated. It is this which gives its main importance in my view to the place; it is for this, and because I desire its influence to be perpetuated and extended, that I seek thy prosperity. This expresses a deep feeling in the mind of a pious man. To him the church of God is the most important of all objects, gives the principal interest to a place, and is everywhere to him the chief attraction. The church does more to adorn a place than anything else; it is that which exerts the best influence on a place, and sends the best influence abroad; it is that which to him is the source of chief comfort and delight. His heart is there; his main d...

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 122:3). The "thrones of judgment, thrones of the house of David" (Psalms 122:5) would be his own throne and that of his son Solomon, whom he associated. The "house of the Lord" (Psalms 122:1) would be the tabernacle which David set up (2 Samuel 6:17). The "tribes of the Lord," which were all united under David (2 Samuel 5:5),

BECAUSE OF THE HOUSE OF THE LORD OUR GOD,.... Not because of his own palace, nor because of his own house and family; nor because of his own personal interest; though all were concerned in the peace of Jerusalem: but chiefly because of the sanctuary of the Lord, as the Targum; because of the worship and service of God in it; because of his great love and zeal for the house and church of the living God, which ate him up, Psalms 69:9; I WILL SEEK THY GOOD; the good of Jerusalem, the good of the church of God; do all the good he could to it both with his purse and prayers, and by stirring up others to do the same; see Psalms 51:18....

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 was glad to go, too. Psalms 122:2. _Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem._ Happy men who were citizens of such a city! Happy worshippers coming together to the place whose very name signifies the vision of peace, the metropolis of God, type of the New Jerusalem which is from above! Psalms 122:3. _Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:_ Not a conglomeration of huts, but builded as a city with substantial structures; and not a s

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 celebrate the feasts of the Lord--”Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, a testimony for Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.” They are indeed Psalms of “the goings-up” for we rise higher and higher as we read through them. Prophetically they give us again the steps from trial and suffering to the glorious consummation. As they are so simple in language and construction no lengthy annotations are needed. Psalms 120:1 begins with distress, picturing again the suffering of the righteous godly remnant. In Psalms 121:1 the Keeper of Israel, the Covenant Keeping God, is revealed

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 Mohammedan or Rome to the Roman Catholic; therefore the tribes went up to it (_cf._ Psalms 87). Psalms 122:5. are: read, were (_mg.)._ The poet recalls the ancient glories of David's time....