LET US GO TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

Psalm 122:1-9 / Keywords 122:1

I rejoiced with those who said to me, "Let us go to the house of the LORD."

 

A song of ascents. Of David.

122:1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,

    “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

2 Our feet are standing

    in your gates, Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built like a city

    that is closely compacted together.

4 That is where the tribes go up—

    the tribes of the Lord—

to praise the name of the Lord

    according to the statute given to Israel.

5 There stand the thrones for judgment,

    the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:

    “May those who love you be secure.

7 May there be peace within your walls

    and security within your citadels.”

8 For the sake of my family and friends,

    I will say, “Peace be within you.”

9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,

    I will seek your prosperity.

1. Let us go to the house of the Lord (1-5). Jerusalem was the city David had conquered and made his capital. The temple was there. It was the city of pilgrimage, the place where the faithful came to offer sacrifices and to worship God. For us, Jerusalem symbolizes our eternal destination. It also symbolizes the place where we meet as God's people to worship him. Corporate worship is important. When we worship with God's people, spiritual order is restored in our lives, for we listen to his word and acknowledge him as the Lord and King.

 

2. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (6-9). God designated Jerusalem as the place for all the Israelites to go and worship him. God's people need a specific place of worship and a particular body of God's people with whom they worship. To pray for the peace of Jerusalem is to pray for our spiritual brothers and friends, those with whom we worship and serve God.

 

Prayer Lord, give peace to your people. May those who love you be secure.

One Word Pray for the peace of Jerusalem