Psalms 122:4

122:4 The tribes go up ¹  there, ² 

the tribes of the Lord,

where it is required that Israel

give thanks to the name of the Lord. ³ 

Isaiah 22:2

22:2 The noisy city is full of raucous sounds;

the town is filled with revelry. ⁴ 

Your slain were not cut down by the sword;

they did not die in battle. ⁵ 

Zechariah 8:4-5

8:4 Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says, ‘Old men and women will once more live in the plazas of Jerusalem, each one leaning on a cane because of advanced age. 8:5 And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing. ⁶ 

[122:4]  ¹ tn Or “went up.”

[122:4]  ² tn Heb “which is where the tribes go up.”

[122:4]  ³ tn Heb “[it is] a statute for Israel to give thanks to the name of the Lord.”

[22:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “the boisterous town.” The phrase is parallel to “the noisy city” in the preceding line.

[22:2]  ⁵ sn Apparently they died from starvation during the siege that preceded the final conquest of the city. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:409.

[8:5]  ⁶ sn The references to longevity and to children living and playing in peace are eschatological in tone. Elsewhere the millennial kingdom is characterized in a similar manner (cf. Isa 65:20; Jer 31:12-13).