The Bible — notes and cross-references in Psalms | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 122

122:0^a Song

Psa. 120 title
122:0^b Of

Psa. 3 title
122:1^1a house

Psa. 42:4; Isa. 2:3; Micah 4:2

Psalm 122 is the praise of a saint, in his going up to Zion, concerning his love for the house of God in Jerusalem. This psalmist cared not for the law but for Zion and Jerusalem.
122:2¹ are

Or, were standing.
122:2^a gates

Psa. 9:14; 87:2; 100:4; cf. Rev. 21:12
122:3^a built

Psa. 51:18; 147:2
122:3^b compacted

cf. Eph. 2:21; 4:16
122:4^1a go

Isa. 2:3; Zech. 14:16-19; John 7:8

See note Psa. 120:1¹.
122:4² Jehovah

Heb. Jah; a shortened form of Jehovah.
122:6^a peace

Psa. 125:5; 128:6; Jer. 29:7
122:6^b Jerusalem

Psa. 137:6; Jer. 51:50; Dan. 6:10; cf. Matt. 23:37
122:7^a bulwarks

Psa. 48:13; cf. Psa. 51:18; Neh. 4:6; 6:1, 6, 15; Isa. 60:18; Rev. 21:12
122:9^a house

1 Chron. 29:3; Neh. 13:14