Psalms 122:4

Psalms 122:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)All the tribes of Israel—the Lord’s people— make their pilgrimage here. They come to give thanks to the name of the Lord, as the law requires of Israel.

Context of Psalms 122:4

2Our feet have been standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem! 3Jerusalem is built As a city that is compact together, Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the Lord, To the Testimony of Israel, To give thanks to the name of the Lord. 5For thrones are set there for judgment, The thrones of the house of David. 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.

Psalms 122:4 word by word

שֶׁשָּׁ֨ם עָל֪וּ שְׁבָטִ֡ים שִׁבְטֵי־יָ֭הּ עֵד֣וּת לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְ֝הֹד֗וֹת לְשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whitherשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• the tribesשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• go upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• of the Lordיָהּyâhh · LORDH3050
• unto the testimonyעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• to give thanksיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• unto the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Psalms 122:4

• Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved.
• Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:
• Exodus 23:17“Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord God.
• Exodus 34:23“Three times in the year all your men shall appear before the Lord, the Lord God of Israel.
• Deuteronomy 12:5“But you shall seek the place where the Lord your God chooses, out of all your tribes, to put His name for His dwelling place; and there you shall go.
• Deuteronomy 16:16“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed.
• Exodus 16:34As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
• Exodus 26:33And you shall hang the veil from the clasps. Then you shall bring the ark of the Testimony in there, behind the veil. The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy place and the Most Holy.
• Exodus 32:15And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hand. The tablets were written on both sides; on the one side and on the other they were written.
• Psalms 66:13I will go into Your house with burnt offerings; I will pay You my vows,
• Psalms 107:1Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
• Psalms 116:17I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord.
• Psalms 118:19Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the Lord.

Commentaries on Psalms 122:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The testimony of Israel - There is the ark, where the presence of God is manifested; there is the holy of holies; and there all the tribes assembled to worship Jehovah. He no doubt alludes to the assembling of the tribes annually at each of the three grand national festivals.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Whither the tribes - The twelve tribes of the children of Israel. Go up - To the great feasts and festivals of the nation. See Exodus 23:17. This language of going up is such as would be used anywhere respecting the capital of a nation - as it is now of London; but it was literally true of Jerusalem, since it was elevated far above most parts of the land. The tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel - The “ark of testimony;” the ark within which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Each person in Israel belonged to a tribe, and all tribes belonged to the Lord. Giving thanks means presenting an offering acceptable to the Lord (Psalms 50:14, 23; 100:4; 118:19). as a testimony for Israel: See Exodus 23:17; Deuteronomy 16:16.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. compact together--all parts united, as in David's time.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 122:4

• Feasts
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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