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Psalms 122:4

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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.
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  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.

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

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

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