Psalms Chapter 122 verse 4 Holy Bible
Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, `For' an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.
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To which the tribes went up, even the tribes of the Lord, for a witness to Israel, to give praise to the name of the Lord.
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Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of Jah, a testimony to Israel, to give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.
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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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Where the tribes go up, even Yah's tribes, According to an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
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For thither have tribes gone up, Tribes of Jah, companies of Israel, To give thanks to the name of Jehovah.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord. This points to a time before the dispersion of "the tribes," which rendered such regular "going up" impossible. Unto the testimony of Israel; rather, as a testimony unto Israel - a witness to the whole nation that all Israelites had covenant privileges at Jerusalem. To give thanks unto the Name of the Lord. The three great feasts whereto Israel was bound to "go up" were all of them seasons of thanksgiving.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Unto the testimony.--This is erroneous. The words are parenthetical: "Thither go (or, must and shall go) the tribes, the tribes of Judah (it is an ordinance for Israel) to praise the name of Jehovah." (See Exodus 23:17, Deuteronomy 16:16, to this regulation.)
