Come into his city with songs of thanks.\par Come into his temple with songs of praise.\par Honor him and bless his name.\par
Psalm 122:4 - Easy To Read Version That is where the family groups go.\par The people of Israel go there\par to praise the Lord’s name.\par They are the family groups\par that belong to the Lord\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, Unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To which the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed and as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, For an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah. Common English Bible That is where the tribes go up— the LORD’s tribes! It is the law for Israel to give thanks there to the LORD’s name, Catholic Public Domain Version For our soul has been greatly filled. We are the disgrace of those who have abundance and the disdain of the arrogant. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For our soul is greatly filled: we are a reproach to the rich, and contempt to the proud. |
Come into his city with songs of thanks.\par Come into his temple with songs of praise.\par Honor him and bless his name.\par
Good gates, open for me,\par and I will come in\par and worship the Lord.\par
The Lord chose Zion {\cf2\super [622]} to be the place\par for his temple.\par That is the place he wanted for his home.\par
No, God chose Judah’s family group.\par God chose Zion, the mountain\par he loves.\par
God says,\par “I took the load from your shoulder.\par I let you drop the worker’s basket.\par
“So three times each year all the men will come {to the special place} to be with the Lord your Master.
Then Moses went down the mountain. Moses had the two flat stones with the Agreement [328] on them. Those commandments were written on both sides of the stone, front and back.
Then the Lord will choose a place to be his special house. The Lord will put his name there. And you must bring all the things I command you to that place. Bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, one tenth of your crops and animals, [75] your special gifts, any gifts you promised to the Lord, and the first animals born in your herd and flock.
The Lord your God will choose a special place among your family groups. The Lord will put his name there. That will be his special house. You must go to that place to worship him.
“Three times a year all your men must come to meet with the Lord your God at the special place he will choose. They must come for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters. Every person that comes to meet with the Lord must bring a gift.