LET US GO TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

Passage: Psalms 122:1-9

Key verse: 1

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Psalm 122
A song of ascents. Of David.

1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
    “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
2 Our feet are standing
    in your gates, Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built like a city
    that is closely compacted together.
4 That is where the tribes go up—
    the tribes of the Lord—
to praise the name of the Lord
    according to the statute given to Israel.
5 There stand the thrones for judgment,
    the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
    “May those who love(A) you be secure.
7 May there be peace(B) within your walls
    and security within your citadels.(C)”
8 For the sake of my family and friends,
    I will say, “Peace be within you.”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will seek your prosperity.(D)

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ESV

Let Us Go to the House of the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents. Of David.

122 I was glad when they said to me,
    (B)“Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
2 Our feet have been standing
    within your gates, O Jerusalem!

3 Jerusalem—(C)built as a city
    that is (D)bound firmly together,
4 to which the tribes (E)go up,
    the tribes of the Lord,
as was (F)decreed for[a] Israel,
    to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
5 There (G)thrones for judgment were set,
    the thrones of the house of David.

6 (H)Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!
    “May they be secure who love you!
7 Peace be within your (I)walls
    and security within your (J)towers!”
8 For my brothers and companions' sake
    I will say, (K)“Peace be within you!”
9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
    I will (L)seek your good.

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Footnotes
  1. Psalm 122:4 Or as a testimony for
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1. Let us go to the house of the Lord (1-5)

Jerusalem was the city David had conquered and made his capital. The temple was there. It symbolizes our eternal destination. Jerusalem was the city of pilgrimage, the place where the faithful came to offer sacrifices and to worship God. For us, it symbolizes the place where we meet as God's people to worship him. Corporate worship is important. When we worship with God's people, spiritual order is restored in our lives, for we listen to his word and acknowledge him as the Lord and King.

2. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (6-9)

God designated Jerusalem as the place for all Israelites to go and worship him. God's people need a specific place of worship and a particular body of God's people with whom they worship. To pray for the peace of Jerusalem is to pray for our spiritual brothers and friends, those with whom we worship and serve God.

Prayer: Lord, give peace to your people. May those who love you be secure.

One Word: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem