RRB notes: Psalm 122
Psalms 122 KJV
A Song of degrees of David.
1. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. [1]
[1] Most Baptist pastors join this verse to Psalm 118:24 to get you into a church building on Sunday. This is what we call Satanic Bible teaching. “The house of the LORD” is in Jerusalem (vss. 2-3, 6), and no Christian since A.D. 70 stood in the gates of Jerusalem while the twelve tribes appeared before the Lord three times a year (vs. 4 cf. Deut. 16:16). The verse is a prophecy about what will happen in the MIllennium (Zech. 14:16).
2. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: [a]
[a] Vss. 1-5 are a reference to the Millennium (see notes on vss. 1 and 5).
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. [2]
[2] In the Millennial Kingdom (see App. 110), there will not just be “the throne of David” (singular) in Jerusalem; there will be “thrones” (plural). The Scriptures tell you how many “thrones” there will be and who is going to sit on them (Psa. 149:5-9; Matt. 19:28; Rev. 2:26-27, 3:21, 20:4).
6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: [3] they shall prosper that love thee.
[3] This is a commandment like Matthew 28:19 or Ephesians 6:1. The reason for it is that no peace can come to this earth until it comes to Jerusalem (Psa. 76:3; Mic. 4:2-3; Hag. 2:9).
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.