مزامير 122:4

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4 که بدانجا اسباط بالا می‌روند، یعنی اسباط یاه، تا شهادت باشد برای اسرائیل و تا نام یهوّه را تسبیح بخوانند.

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Whither: Psalms 78:68, Psalms 132:13, Exodus 23:17, Exodus 34:23, Exodus 34:24, Deuteronomy 12:5, Deuteronomy 12:11, Deuteronomy 16:16

the testimony: Exodus 16:34, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 26:34, Exodus 32:15

to give: Psalms 66:13-16, Psalms 107:1-3, Psalms 116:17-19, Psalms 118:19

Reciprocal: Numbers 1:50 - the tabernacle Deuteronomy 17:8 - get thee up Ezra 6:3 - the place Psalms 26:12 - in the Psalms 116:19 - General Lamentations 1:1 - full

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,.... The twelve tribes of Israel; the males of them went up three times a year to Jerusalem to worship, at the feasts of passover, pentecost, and tabernacles; and was typical of the church of Christ, where the worship of God is carried on, his word preached, and ordinances administered; and whither saints go and attend for their own profit and the glory of God; this is the city of our solemnities, Isaiah 33:20;

unto the testimony of Israel; the ark of the testimony a symbol of the divine Presence. The law is called a testimony, because it testified the will of God to be done; this was put into an ark, which had its name from thence, and was typical of Christ, the end of the law for righteousness; and over the ark was the divine Presence: hither the tribes came to worship God, and to consult him;

"who (the Targum here says testifies to Israel, that his divine Majesty dwells among them, when they go to confess unto the name of the Lord.''

The Gospel is called the testimony of Christ; and it is what testifies concerning his person, office, and grace, unto the Israel of God; and who go up to the house of God in order to hear it;

to give thanks unto the name of the Lord; for all his mercies and blessings, both temporal and spiritual; and which should be acknowledged, not only in a private manner, but publicly in the house of God; see Psalms 100:4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whither the tribes - The twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

Go up - To the great feasts and festivals of the nation. See Exodus 23:17. This language of going up is such as would be used anywhere respecting the capital of a nation - as it is now of London; but it was literally true of Jerusalem, since it was elevated far above most parts of the land.

The tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel - The “ark of testimony;” the ark within which were the tables of stone, containing the law considered as God’s testimony or witnessing as to justice, right, equity, duty, truth. See Exodus 16:34; Exodus 25:16, Exodus 25:21; Exodus 40:3, Exodus 40:20; Exodus 30:6, Exodus 30:36; Exodus 31:18.

To give thanks unto the name of the Lord - To worship Yahweh - the name often being put for the Being himself. A main part of Hebrew worship was praise, and hence, this is often put for the whole of worship.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 122:4. The testimony of Israel — There is the ark, where the presence of God is manifested; there is the holy of holies; and there all the tribes assembled to worship Jehovah. He no doubt alludes to the assembling of the tribes annually at each of the three grand national festivals.