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I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
Psalms 122:1 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
  • BSB A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
  • NKJV I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go into the house of the Lord.”
  • NASB I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”
  • NLT I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

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Quick answer

David rejoiced when invited to go to the house of Yahweh. Worshiping God with His people is a cause for gladness.

Overview

This Song of Ascents by David opens with joy at the invitation to go to 'Yahweh's house,' the temple in Jerusalem. Corporate worship is a delight, not a duty to be endured. This gladness anticipates the joy of God's gathered people in Christ, who is Himself the true temple where God dwells with us.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 25

  • Ps 84:10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • Mic 4:2And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  • Isa 2:3And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  • Ps 84:1–2How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
  • Ps 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
  • Ps 134:1Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
  • Ps 120:1In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
  • Zech 8:21–23And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.
  • Ps 121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
  • Ps 123:1Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
  • Jer 31:6For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
  • Ps 119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
  • Ps 55:14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
  • Ps 63:1–3O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
  • Jer 50:4–5In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.
  • Ps 125:1They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
  • Ps 127:1Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
  • Ps 130:1Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
  • Ps 131:1Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
  • Ps 124:1If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
  • Ps 133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
  • Ps 126:1When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
  • Ps 129:1Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
  • Ps 42:4When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
  • Ps 132:1Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions:

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 122:1 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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