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Joyful families from Israel’s tribes enter the open gates of ancient Jerusalem, carrying branches toward the sanctuary in warm morning light.
KING JAMES VERSION

PSALMS 122

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CHAPTER VISUAL

Psalms 122 — Pilgrims rejoice to enter Jerusalem, give thanks, and seek peace within the city of David.

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The ascending tribes, city gates, and sanctuary are combined as a festival arrival. The architecture is an artistic reconstruction of Jerusalem as a compact city of worship, judgment, and prayed-for peace.

Scripture basis: Psalms 122:1–9
  1. 1A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
  2. 2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
  3. 3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
  4. 4Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
  5. 5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
  6. 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
  7. 7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
  8. 8For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
  9. 9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom

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Archaeological Evidence

ARCHAEOLOGY EVIDENCEInscription
Late eighth–early sixth centuries BC, debated

The Khirbet Beit Lei Tomb Inscriptions

Incised prayers and drawings in a Judahite burial cave invoke YHWH and probably Jerusalem, preserving private religious expression while leaving their date, readings, and historical occasion disputed.

Psalms 122:1–9 · Psalms 137:1–6
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