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

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

 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

 4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.

 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.*

 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

 7 Peace be within thy walls, *and* prosperity within thy palaces.

 8 For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace *be* within thee.

 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
 
[Psalms 121](/study/psalms/121) [Psalms 123](/study/psalms/123)

## Commentary

 To verse 1
 
**I was glad -**It was a subject; of joy to me. The return of the happy season when we were to go up to worship filled me with joy. The language is expressive of the, happiness which is felt by those who love God and his sanctuary, when the stated season of worship returns. The heart is drawn to the house of prayer; the soul is filled with peace at the prospect of being again permitted to worship God. Who the speaker here is, is not known. It may have been David himself; more probably, however, it was designed by him to be used by those who should go up to worship, as expressive of their individual joy. 

**When they said unto me -**When it was said unto me. When the time arrived. When I was invited by others to go. The announcement was joyful; the invitation was welcome. It met the desires of my heart, and I embraced the invitation cheerfully and joyfully. 

**Let us go into the house of the Lord -**Up to the place where God dwells; the house which he has made his abode. If the psalm was composed in the time of David, this would refer to the tabernacle as fixed by him on Mount Zion; if at a later period, to the temple. The language will admit of either interpretation. Compare the notes at [Isaiah 2:3](/kjv/isaiah/2/3).

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