Psa 122:4-9 - Commentary

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Text -- Psalms 122:4-9 (NET)

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122:4 The tribes go up there, the tribes of the Lord, where it is required that Israel give thanks to the name of the Lord. 122:5 Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David. 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper! 122:7 May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses! 122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I will say, “May there be peace in you!” 122:9 For the sake of the temple of the Lord our God I will pray for you to prosper.

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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:

· David a son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel,son of Jesse of Judah; king of Israel

· Israel a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Jerusalem the capital city of Israel,a town; the capital of Israel near the southern border of Benjamin

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NET Notes: Psa 122:4 Heb “[it is] a statute for Israel to give thanks to the name of the Lord.”

NET Notes: Psa 122:5 Heb “Indeed, there they sit [on] thrones for judgment, [on] thrones [belonging] to the house of David.”

NET Notes: Psa 122:6 Or “be secure.”

NET Notes: Psa 122:7 The psalmist uses second feminine singular pronominal forms to address personified Jerusalem.

NET Notes: Psa 122:9 Heb “I will seek good for you.” The psalmist will seek Jerusalem’s “good” through prayer.

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