Psalm 122:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 122:1-5

Here we have, I. The pleasure which David and other pious Israelites took in approaching to and attending upon God in public ordinances, Ps. 122:1, 2. 1. The invitation to them was very welcome. David was himself glad, and would have every Israelite to say that he was glad, when he was called upon to go up to the house of the Lord. Note, (1.) It is the will of God that we should worship him in concert, that many should join together to wait upon him in public ordinances. We ought to worship... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 122:5

For there are set thrones of judgment ,.... In Jerusalem as the Targum; here were courts of judicature, and thrones for the judges to sit upon, to execute judgment and justice to the people; the thrones of the house of David ; the Targum is, "thrones in the house of the sanctuary, for the kings of the house of David;' who might sit there, as the Jews say, when others might not. In the church of Christ, the heavenly Jerusalem, every saint is a king, as well as a priest, and all have... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 122:5

There are set thrones of judgment - There were the public courts, and thither the people went to obtain justice; and while the thrones of the house of David were there, they had justice. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 122:5

Verse 5 5.For there were set thrones for judgment. He means, that the throne of the kingdom was fixed or established at Jerusalem, or that there it had its permanent seat. Among that people some order of judgments had always existed; these, however, had formerly been in an unsettled state, and frequently changed, but God at length ordained, in the person of David, a new government which should flow in a continual course; for it was his will that the children of David should succeed their father... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:1-9

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:1-9

The house of God and the Church of Jesus Christ. The "house of God" ( Psalms 122:1 and Psalms 122:9 ) may stand for the Christian sanctuary, and the "Jerusalem," of which this psalm is full, may stand for the Church of Jesus Christ. Thus regarded, we have— I. THE HOUSE OF GOD . 1. The Divine Presence . God's house is the place where he dwells; where, in the fullest sense, he is . And though the Omnipresent cannot be said to be in one place more truly than in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:1-9

Jerusalem a type of the Church. That which is said or implied here of Jerusalem is appropriate in a symbolic sense to the New Jerusalem, the Church of the living God. I. FOR THE CHURCH IS AS A CITY . 1. Built . The result of thought and toil and care. 2. As Jerusalem , a captured city . It was once the home of all heathen abomination, but by David it was won for God. So the Church is a captured city, a trophy of God's omnipotent grace. 3. Has walls... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:1-9

Worship. "I was glad when they said unto me," etc. This beautiful ode is supposed to have been by one dwelling in the country, who had been invited to join, and had joined, a company of pilgrims on their way to one of the feasts at Jerusalem; on his return, this ode embodied the sentiments that had been inspired. I. THE JOY OF WORSHIP . The delight of anticipation. ( Psalms 122:1 .) The brooding gladness which dwells on some anticipated great occasion. His imagination would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:5

For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Jerusalem was the civil, no less than the religious, center. There David judged controversies, and Absalom when he usurped the throne, and Solomon when David associated him. But the plural may be "a plural of dignity." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:5

The blending of the civil and religious. This subject need not be treated controversially. All are agreed that a vital union of the civil and religious, of Church and State, is desirable, and even necessary. There may be differences of opinion as to the formal ways in which such union may be represented. If we look for its realization in the ancient Jewish nation, we must bear in mind that it was based on the theocratic notion. The unseen Jehovah was as truly the Head of the State as he... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 122:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 122:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 122:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 122:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 122:5

Group of Brands