Revised Version 1895
Psalms 122:2
2Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem;
Psalms 122:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Our feet have been standing within your gates, O Jerusalem!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Our feet have been standing Within your gates, O Jerusalem!
Context of Psalms 122:2
1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of the LORD. Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem; 3Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together: 4Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the LORD for a testimony unto Israel, to give thanks into the name of the LORD.
Read all of Psalms 122Psalms 122:2 word by word
עֹ֭מְדוֹת הָי֣וּ רַגְלֵ֑ינוּ בִּ֝שְׁעָרַ֗יִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 122:2
- Psalms 84:7They go from strength to strength, every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
- Psalms 87:1His foundation is in the holy mountains.
- Psalms 100:4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: give thanks unto him, and bless his name.
- Exodus 20:24An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee.
- 2 Chronicles 6:6but I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
Commentaries on Psalms 122:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Our feet shad stand - For seventy years we have been exiled from our own land; our heart was in Jerusalem, but our feet were in Chaldea. Now God has turned our captivity, and our feet shall shortly stand within the gates of Jerusalem. What a transition from misery to happiness! and what a subject for rejoicing!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem - We shall enter the sacred city. It appears now in full view before us - its walls, its palaces, its sacred places. We shall not stand and gaze upon it at a distance; we shall not merely be charmed with its beauty as we approach it; we shall accomplish the object of our desire, and enter within its walls and gates. So the believer approaches heaven - the New Jerusalem above. he will not merely admire its…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Several psalms celebrate or look forward to being inside the gates of the city (Psalms 9:14; 87:2; 100:4; 118:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-91-2. Our feet shall stand--literally, "are standing."Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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