Psalms 122:1

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד שָׂ֭מַחְתִּי בְּאֹמְרִ֣ים לִ֑י בֵּ֖ית יְהוָ֣ה נֵלֵֽךְ׃

Transliteration

Shir ha-ma'alot for David: I samachti in [those] omerim to me, "[to the] bet YHWH we will nelech."

Grammar Details

• *Shir*: construct noun, masculine singular - song of
• *ha-ma'alot*: definite article + noun, feminine plural - the ascents/steps
• *David*: proper noun with prefixed preposition lamed - for/belonging to David
• *samachti*: qal perfect, 1st person singular - I rejoiced/was glad
• *omerim*: qal participle, masculine plural - saying/those who say
• *bet YHWH*: construct noun + divine name - house of YHWH
• *nelech*: qal imperfect, 1st person plural - we will go/let us go

Word Meanings

• *ma'alot*: ascents/steps/pilgrimages/degrees
• *samachti*: rejoiced/was glad/delighted
• *YHWH*: divine name, traditionally not pronounced - LORD

Referenced Verses

• Mic 4:2 : 2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
• Isa 2:3 : 3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
• Ps 42:4 : 4 When I remember these [things], I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.
• Ps 120:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
• Ps 121:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
• Ps 127:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh [but] in vain.
• Ps 128:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. Blessed [is] every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
• Ps 129:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
• Ps 130:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
• Ps 131:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
• Ps 132:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, [and] all his afflictions:
• Ps 133:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!
• Ps 134:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. Behold, bless ye the LORD, all [ye] servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
• Ps 123:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
• Ps 124:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees of David. If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
• Ps 125:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.
• Ps 126:1 : 1 ¶ A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
• Ps 55:14 : 14 We took sweet counsel together, [and] walked unto the house of God in company.
• Ps 63:1-3 : 1 ¶ A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 2 To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 3 ¶ Because thy lovingkindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
• Ps 84:1-2 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable [are] thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
• Ps 84:10 : 10 For a day in thy courts [is] better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
• Ps 119:111 : 111 ¶ Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
• Jer 31:6 : 6 For there shall be a day, [that] the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God.
• Jer 50:4-5 : 4 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God. 5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, [saying], Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant [that] shall not be forgotten.
• Zech 8:21-23 : 21 And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. 22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days [it shall come to pass], that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard [that] God [is] with you.