Psalms 122:2

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

1A Song of Ascents. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the House of Adonai.” Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem— 3Jerusalem, built as a city joined together. 4There the tribes go up, the tribes of Adonai —as a testimony to Israel— to praise the Name of Adonai.

Psalms 122:2 word by word

עֹ֭מְדוֹת הָי֣וּ רַגְלֵ֑ינוּ בִּ֝שְׁעָרַ֗יִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Our feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• shall standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• within thy gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for Psalms 122:2

• Psalms 84:7Passing through the valley of Baca, they make it a spring. The early rain covers it with blessings.
• Psalms 87:1A psalm of the sons of Korah, a song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
• Psalms 100:4Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise! Praise Him, bless His Name.
• Exodus 20:24You are to make an altar of earth for Me, and there you will sacrifice your burnt offerings, your fellowship offerings—your sheep and your cattle. In every place where I cause My name to be mentioned I will come to you and bless you.
• 2 Chronicles 6:6But I have chosen Jerusalem that My Name would abide there and I 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

• Jerusalem
• Degrees, Song of
• Hallel
• Psalms
• Degree
• Degrees, Songs of
• Dial of Ahaz
• God
• Hallelujah
• Hezekiah (2)

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