Text -- Psalms 122:1 (NET)

Psalm 122

122:1 A song of ascents, by David. I was glad because they said to me, “We will go to the Lord’s temple.”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 122:1

¹ sn Psalm 122. The psalmist expresses his love for Jerusalem and promises to pray for the city’s security.

² sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

³ tn Heb “in the ones saying to me.” After the verb שָׂמַח (samakh), the preposition בְּ (bet) usually introduces the reason for joy.