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 King James Version (NKJV)Where the tribes go up, The tribes of the Lord, To the Testimony of Israel, To give thanks to the name of the Lord.

Context of Psalms 122:4

2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of Yah, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of Yhwh. 5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

Psalms 122:4 word by word

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

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

Cross-references for Psalms 122:4

• Psalms 78:68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
• Psalms 132:13For Yhwh hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation.
• Exodus 23:17Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord Yhwh.
• Exodus 34:23Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord Yhwh, the God of Israel.
• Deuteronomy 12:5But unto the place which Yhwh your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
• Deuteronomy 16:16Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before Yhwh thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before Yhwh empty:
• Exodus 16:34As Yhwh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
• Exodus 26:33And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
• Exodus 32:15And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written.
• Psalms 66:13I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
• Psalms 107:1O give thanks unto Yhwh, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
• Psalms 116:17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Yhwh.
• Psalms 118:19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise Yah:

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