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Psalms 122:1

A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

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A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.

122:2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

What does Psalms 122:1 mean?

Psalms 122:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁיר (shîyr), מַעֲלָה (maʻălâh), דָּוִד (Dâvid).

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A
Songשִׁירshîyr/sheer/H7892a song; abstractly, singing
of
degreesמַעֲלָהmaʻălâh/mah-al-aw'/H4609elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grademark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)
of
David.דָּוִדDâvid/daw-veed'/H1732David, the youngest son of Jesse
I
was
gladשָׂמַחsâmach/saw-makh'/H8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
when
they
saidאָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
unto
me,
Let
us
goיָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
into
the
houseבַּיִתbayith/bah'-yith/H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of
the
LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 122:1.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Genesis 12:1

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 24:38

But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:13

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

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What does Psalms 122:1 say?

Psalms 122:1 (King James Version) reads: "A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD."

Is Psalms 122:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 122:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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