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Psalms 122:4–5

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Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.
For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
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From verse 4

  1. Deuteronomy 16:16Rank 1 from verse 4
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    16¶ Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:

  2. Psalms 66:13–16Rank 2 from verse 4
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    13I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

    14Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

    15I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah.

    16Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

  3. Exodus 23:17Rank 3 from verse 4
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    17Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord God.

  4. Exodus 34:23–24Rank 4 from verse 4
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    23¶ Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.

    24For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the Lord thy God thrice in the year.

  5. Psalms 107:1–3Rank 5 from verse 4
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    1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

    2Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

    3And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

From verse 5

  1. Deuteronomy 17:8Rank 1 from verse 5
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    8¶ If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose;

  2. 2 Chronicles 19:8Rank 2 from verse 5
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    8¶ Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

  3. 2 Chronicles 11:22Rank 3 from verse 5
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    22And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.

  4. 2 Samuel 8:18Rank 4 from verse 5
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    18And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

  5. Deuteronomy 17:18Rank 5 from verse 5
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    18And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

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Psalms 122:4

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tribes

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Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.

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testimony

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Sense 1: A witness, declaration, evidence, record, or solemn statement. Sense 2: The written law given as a covenant witness.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Psalms 122:5

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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set

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1. To put or place a person or thing in a position, relation, or condition; when passive, to be so placed, fixed, or adorned. 2. To establish, fix, appoint, assign, prescribe, or determine. 3. To arrange, prepare, present, display, or put in order or array. 4. To direct, turn, or firmly apply the face, heart, eyes, mind, affection, or action toward something. 5. To start, advance, send out, proceed on a course or work, or make an attack, as in set forward, set forth, or set upon where those meanings apply. 6. To value or esteem; or, in set at nought or set light by, to despise. 7. Of the sun, to go down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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122:1I WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

122:2Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

122:3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

122:4Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

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122:5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

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122:6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

122:7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

122:8For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

122:9Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.

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