Psalms 122 (DBY)

Chapter Text

122:1 {A Song of degrees. Of David.} I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah.

122:2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

122:3 Jerusalem, which art built as a city that is compact together,

122:4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of Jah, a testimony to Israel, to give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.

122:5 For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

122:7 Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces.

122:8 For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee!

122:9 Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "song", "degrees", "david", "rejoiced", "said", "house", "jehovah", and "feet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "song" and "degrees", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "song" and "degrees" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "song" and "degrees" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.