Commonplace –
“Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord” (Psalm 122:3-4
Jerusalem was a city of “entirely in the possession of God’s people” (Henry 595); it is a glimpse of Heaven to come, when all God’s people are together. All the people of God went there for the purpose of giving thanks, “which we all have reason to do” (Henry 595).
“If God speak to us by his word, we have reason to answer him by our thanksgivings. See on what errand we go to public worship, to give thanks” (Henry 595-596).
Even in our own home, where we live as Christians with our family, we have a micro version of Heaven to come. What better place to give thanks on a continual basis for all God’s provision.
Works Cited
Henry, Matthew. “Psalm 122.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary On the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition. Volume 3 and Volume 6, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., March 1996.
Holy Bible: Giant Print with Study Aids. Dugan Publishers, Inc., 1984.
© 2025 Angela Hormberg
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