Psalms 122 (GNV)

Chapter Text

122:1 A song of degrees, or Psalme of David. I rejoiced, when they sayd to me, We wil go into the house of the Lord.

122:2 Our feete shall stand in thy gates, O Ierusalem.

122:3 Ierusalem is builded as a citie, that is compact together in it selfe:

122:4 Whereunto the Tribes, euen the Tribes of the Lord go vp according to the testimonie to Israel, to prayse the Name of the Lord.

122:5 For there are thrones set for iudgement, euen the thrones of the house of Dauid.

122:6 Pray for the peace of Ierusalem: let them prosper that loue thee.

122:7 Peace be within thy walles, and prosperitie within thy palaces.

122:8 For my brethren and neighbours sakes I will wish thee now prosperitie.

122:9 Because of the House of the Lord our God, I will procure thy wealth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "song", "degrees", "psalme", "david", "rejoiced", "sayd", "house", and "lord". 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 GNV 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.