The Meaning of Psalms 122:2 Explained

Psalms 122:2

KJV: Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

YLT: Our feet have been standing in thy gates, O Jerusalem!

Darby: Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

ASV: Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Our feet  shall stand  within thy gates,  O Jerusalem. 

What does Psalms 122:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 122:1-9 - Joy In God's House
As in the other psalms of the series there is here alternation between soloist and choir. In Psalms 122:1 the soloist rejoices in the proposal made to go on a pilgrimage. The chorus announces that the journey is already accomplished, Psalms 122:2-5. The Church of Christ is compacted, built together, by His tears, and blood, and risen power. In Psalms 122:6, the soloist bids the company salute Jerusalem, r.v. margin, and the chorus replies. In Psalms 122:7-9 the soloist announces three reasons why they should pray for Jerusalem's peace: They who love her prosper; those who reside within her precincts are our brethren and companions; hers is the house of God builded for His habitation.
Psalms 123:1-4
The life of the pilgrim is full of sharp contrasts. Yesterday he was rejoicing in Jerusalem and sharing her peace; today he is grieved with the contempt of her foes. Hence this tiny psalm, which has been compared to "a sigh, an upward look, a sigh." The oriental servant is an adept at reading the meaning of his master's slightest gesture, Psalms 123:2. Let us live, as our Savior did, with our eye fixed on the least indication of God's will. See Acts 16:1-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 122

1  David professes his joy for the church
6  And prays for the peace thereof

What do the individual words in Psalms 122:2 mean?

Been standing have Our feet Within your gates Jerusalem
עֹ֭מְדוֹת הָי֣וּ רַגְלֵ֑ינוּ בִּ֝שְׁעָרַ֗יִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

עֹ֭מְדוֹת  Been  standing 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
רַגְלֵ֑ינוּ  Our  feet 
Parse: Noun, fdc, first person common plural
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
בִּ֝שְׁעָרַ֗יִךְ  Within  your  gates 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם  Jerusalem 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.

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