Psalm 122:1-9 I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.… I. BEFORE WORSHIP (vers. 1, 2). 1. The joy of a common purpose. Men cannot help approaching one another in approaching one common object. 2. The joy of a common hope. II. DURING WORSHIP (vers. 3-5). 1. The exceeding beauty of unity. 2. The secret of this admirable unity. (1) One object of worship. (2) One priesthood. (3) One ruler and king. III. UNITED WORSHIP ITSELF (vers. 6-9). 1. The invitation. "Jerusalem which now is" is not without faults, nor yet without foes. All the more need for her true children and friends to pray for her "peace." It is part of their duty. It is part, also, of their wisdom. "They shall prosper that love thee." When we meet to say "Our Father," let us say also, "Thy kingdom come." 2. The response to the invitation — to its request — to its reasonings. (1) The request is right, and we will gladly accede to it. "Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces." May all be right internally and externally too. (2) The reasoning also is sound, and we are prepared to act on it. "For my brethren and companions' sakes," and because I feel that good to them is good to myself as well, "I will now say, Peace be within thee." "Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God," in which house and its common worship this feeling is so especially realized, "I will seek thy good." (W. S. Lewis, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Song of degrees of David.} I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.WEB: I was glad when they said to me, "Let's go to Yahweh's house!" |
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