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Psalms 122:5
5For there thrones for judgment are set up, 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, 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. For there thrones for judgment are set up, the thrones of the house of David. 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem— “May those who love you be at peace! 7May there be shalom within your walls— quietness within your palaces.”
Read all of Psalms 122Psalms 122:5 word by word
כִּ֤י שָׁ֨מָּה׀ יָשְׁב֣וּ כִסְא֣וֹת לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֝סְא֗וֹת לְבֵ֣ית דָּוִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 122:5
- Deuteronomy 17:8“Suppose a matter arises that is too hard for you to judge—over bloodshed, legal claims or assault—matters of controversy within your gates. Then you should go up to the place Adonai your God chooses,
- 2 Chronicles 19:8In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, kohanim and the leading patriarchs of Israel to render the judgment of Adonai and to settle disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 8:18Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and David’s sons were chief ministers.
- 2 Chronicles 11:22Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief and commander among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.
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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