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Psalms 122:9 - Exposition

Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. The tabernacle set up by David in Jerusalem is called "the house of the Lord" in Psalms 5:7 ; Psalms 27:4 ; Psalms 52:8 ; and Psalms 55:14 . God "dwelt there," as he dwelt in the tabernacle of Moses in the wilderness ( Exodus 40:34 , Exodus 40:35 ) and in the temple of Solomon subsequently ( 2 Chronicles 5:13 , 2 Chronicles 5:14 ). The good of Jerusalem was to be sought for two reasons:

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Rev. Joseph S. Exell M.A. served as the editor of Clerical World, The Homiletical Quarterly and the Monthly Interpreter. Exell was also the editor for several other large commentary sets like The Men of the Bible, The Preacher's Homiletic Library and The Biblical Illustrator. Henry Donald Maurice Spence-Jones was the Vicar and Rural Dean of St. Pancras, London and the principal of Gloucester Theological College.... Show more

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Psalms 122:9 - Exposition

Psalms 122:9 - Exposition

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