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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 122:1
Hebrew
שִׁיר הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת לְדָוִד שָׂמַחְתִּי בְּאֹמְרִים לִי בֵּית יְהוָה נֵלֵֽךְ׃shiyr-hama'alvot-ledavid-shamachetiy-ve'omeriym-liy-veyt-yehvah-nelekhe
KJV: I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
AKJV: I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
ASV: I was glad when they said unto me,
YLT: A Song of the Ascents, by David. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, `To the house of Jehovah we go.'
Exposition: Psalms 122:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 122:2
Hebrew
עֹמְדוֹת הָיוּ רַגְלֵינוּ בִּשְׁעָרַיִךְ יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃'omedvot-hayv-rageleynv-vishe'arayikhe-yervshalaim
KJV: Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
AKJV: Our feet shall stand within your gates, O Jerusalem.
ASV: Our feet are standing
YLT: Our feet have been standing in thy gates, O Jerusalem!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 122:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 122:2
Psalms 122:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Jerusalem
Exposition: Psalms 122:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 122:3
Hebrew
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם הַבְּנוּיָה כְּעִיר שֶׁחֻבְּרָה־לָּהּ יַחְדָּֽו׃yervshalaim-havenvyah-khe'iyr-shechuverah-lah-yachedav
KJV: Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
AKJV: Jerusalem is built as a city that is compact together:
ASV: Jerusalem, that art builded
YLT: Jerusalem--the builded one-- Is as a city that is joined to itself together.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 122:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 122:3
Psalms 122:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 122:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 122:4
Hebrew
שֶׁשָּׁם עָלוּ שְׁבָטִים שִׁבְטֵי־יָהּ עֵדוּת לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְהֹדוֹת לְשֵׁם יְהוָֽה׃shesham-'alv-shevatiym-shivetey-yah-'edvt-leyishera'el-lehodvot-leshem-yehvah
KJV: Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
AKJV: Where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, to the testimony of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.
ASV: Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah,
YLT: For thither have tribes gone up, Tribes of Jah, companies of Israel, To give thanks to the name of Jehovah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 122:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 122:4
Psalms 122:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 122:4
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- Psalms 122:4
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- Israel
Exposition: Psalms 122:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 122:5
Hebrew
כִּי שָׁמָּה ׀ יָשְׁבוּ כִסְאוֹת לְמִשְׁפָּט כִּסְאוֹת לְבֵית דָּוִֽיד׃khiy-shamah- -yashevv-khise'vot-lemishefat-khise'vot-leveyt-daviyd
KJV: For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
AKJV: For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
ASV: For there are set thrones for judgment,
YLT: For there have sat thrones of judgment, Thrones of the house of David.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 122:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 122:5
Psalms 122:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 122:5
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- David
Exposition: Psalms 122:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 122:6
Hebrew
שַׁאֲלוּ שְׁלוֹם יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹהֲבָֽיִךְ׃sha'alv-shelvom-yervshalaim-yishelayv-'ohavayikhe
KJV: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
AKJV: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you.
ASV: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
YLT: Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 122:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 122:6
Psalms 122:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 122:6
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- Jerusalem
Exposition: Psalms 122:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 122:7
Hebrew
יְהִֽי־שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילֵךְ שַׁלְוָה בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃yehiy-shalvom-vecheylekhe-shalevah-ve'aremenvotayikhe
KJV: Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
AKJV: Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
ASV: Peace be within thy walls,
YLT: Peace is in thy bulwark, rest in thy high places,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 122:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 122:7
Psalms 122:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 122:7
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- Psalms 122:7
Exposition: Psalms 122:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 122:8
Hebrew
לְמַעַן אַחַי וְרֵעָי אֲדַבְּרָה־נָּא שָׁלוֹם בָּֽךְ׃lema'an-'achay-vere'ay-'adaverah-na'-shalvom-vakhe
KJV: For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
AKJV: For my brothers and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you.
ASV: For my brethren and companions’ sakes,
YLT: For the sake of my brethren and my companions, Let me speak, I pray thee, `Peace be in thee.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 122:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 122:8
Psalms 122:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 122:8
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Exposition: Psalms 122:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 122:9
Hebrew
לְמַעַן בֵּית־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲבַקְשָׁה טוֹב לָֽךְ׃lema'an-veyt-yehvah-'eloheynv-'avaqeshah-tvov-lakhe
KJV: Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
AKJV: Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good.
ASV: For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God
YLT: For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God, I seek good for thee!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 122:9Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 122:9
Psalms 122:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 122:9
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Exposition: Psalms 122:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Psalms 122:1
- Psalms 122:2
- Psalms 122:3
- Psalms 122:4
- Psalms 122:5
- Psalms 122:6
- Psalms 122:7
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Luke
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John
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Acts
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Romans
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1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians
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Galatians
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Ephesians
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Philippians
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Colossians
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1 Thessalonians
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2 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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2 Timothy
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Titus
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Philemon
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Hebrews
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James
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1 Peter
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2 Peter
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1 John
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2 John
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3 John
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Jude
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Revelation
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Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 122:1
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 122:1
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