Psalms 121:1 (DRB)

Passage

A gradual canticle. I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord.

Nearby Context

Psalms 121:1 A gradual canticle. I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord.

Psalms 121:2 Our feet were standing in thy courts, O Jerusalem.

Psalms 121:3 Jerusalem, which is built as a city, which is compact together.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gradual", "canticle", "rejoiced", "things", "said", "shall", "house", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gradual" and "canticle", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Our feet were standing in thy courts...", so "gradual" and "canticle" should be read forward into that movement. 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 "gradual" and "canticle" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.