New English Translation
Psalms 122:5
5Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David.
Psalms 122:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
- New International Version (NIV)There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There thrones for judgment were set, the thrones of the house of David.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For thrones are set there for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
Context of Psalms 122:5
3Jerusalem is a city designed to accommodate an assembly. 4The tribes go up there, the tribes of the Lord, where it is required that Israel give thanks to the name of the Lord. Indeed, the leaders sit there on thrones and make legal decisions, on the thrones of the house of David. 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper! 7May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses!
Read all of Psalms 122Psalms 122:5 word by word
כִּ֤י שָׁ֨מָּה׀ יָשְׁב֣וּ כִסְא֣וֹת לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֝סְא֗וֹת לְבֵ֣ית דָּוִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 122:5
- Deuteronomy 17:8If a matter is too difficult for you to judge – bloodshed, legal claim, or assault – matters of controversy in your villages – you must leave there and go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.
- 2 Chronicles 19:8In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites, priests, and Israelite family leaders to judge on behalf of the Lord and to settle disputes among the residents of Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoida supervised the Kerithites and Pelethites; and David’s sons were priests.
- 2 Chronicles 11:22Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor.
Commentaries on Psalms 122:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5There are set thrones of judgment - There were the public courts, and thither the people went to obtain justice; and while the thrones of the house of David were there, they had justice.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For there are set - Margin, Do sit. The Hebrew is, “For there sit thrones for judgment.” They are established there; or, That is the appointed place for administering justice. Thrones of judgment - Seats for dispensing justice. The word throne is now commonly appropriated to the seat or chair of a king, but this is not necessarily the meaning here. The word may denote a seat or bench occupied by a judge. The meaning here is, that Jerusalem was the supreme…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5the thrones of judgment stand: In the time of David and Solomon (1 Kings 3:28), Jerusalem was known for wisdom and justice. It will be like that again (Isaiah 9:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. compact together--all parts united, as in David's time.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 122
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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