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This psalm seems to have been penned by David for the use of the people of Israel, when they came up to Jerusalem to worship at the three solemn feasts. It was in David's time that Jerusalem was first chosen to be the city where God would record his name. It being a new thing, this, among other means, was used to bring the people to be in love with Jerusalem, as the holy city, though it was but the other day in the hands of the Jebusites. Observe, I. The joy with which they were to go up to Jerusalem, Ps 122:1,2. II. The great esteem they were to have of Jerusalem, Ps 122:3-5. III. The great concern they were to have for Jerusalem, and the prayers they were to put up for its welfare, Ps 122:6-9. In singing this psalm we must have an eye to the gospel church, which is called the "Jerusalem that is from above."
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The Pleasures of Public Worship
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公眾敬拜的喜樂
大衛的上行之詩。
¹ 人對我說：我們往耶和華的殿去，我就歡喜。
² 耶路撒冷啊，我們的腳站在祢的門內。
³ 耶路撒冷被建造，如同連絡整齊的一座城。
⁴ 眾支派，就是耶和華的支派，上那裡去，按以色列的證據，稱謝耶和華的名。
⁵ 因為在那裡設立審判的寶座，就是大衛家的寶座。
我們在此看到：
一、大衛和其他敬虔的以色列人在親近神、在公眾典章中敬拜神時所得的喜樂，詩122:1,2。
1. 對他們的邀請極其受歡迎。大衛自己歡喜，也願每一個以色列人都說，當他被召「上耶和華的殿去」之時，他自己是歡喜的。請注意，(1) 神的旨意是要我們同心敬拜祂，要許多人聯合在公眾典章中等候祂。我們當在自己的家中敬拜神，但這還不夠；我們必須進入耶和華的殿，在那裡向祂獻上當盡的敬奉，「不可停止聚會」。(2) 我們不僅當彼此同心，更當彼此激發、勉勵，一同去公眾敬拜。「我們去吧」——不是說「你們去為我們禱告，我們留在家中」；而是「我們也要去」，亞8:21。不是說「你們先行，我們隨後閒逸地跟著」；也不是說「我們先行，你們隨後跟著」；而是「我們一同去吧」——為神的榮耀，也為彼此的建立和勉勵。我們自己既遲鈍退後，別人也是如此，所以我們當這樣在善事上彼此激發、彼此磨礪，如鐵磨鐵一般。(3) 那些以神為樂的人，必以蒙召和有機會等候祂為樂。大衛自己在宗教操練的熱心上，本與任何人一樣少需策勵，然而他被召與最卑微的臣民一同「上耶和華的殿」之時，非但不視為冒犯，反而引以為恩，歡喜領受。我們當渴望我們的基督徒朋友，在他們手中有任何善工之時，來召我們、帶我們同去。
2. 對敬拜的盼望極其可悅。他們以聖潔的誇勝說（詩122:2）：耶路撒冷啊，我們的腳站在祢的門內！那些從鄉間來的人，在路途疲乏之時，便以此自慰：不久就要到耶路撒冷了——這便足以補償全程的勞頓。我們要在那裡如僕人站立；在耶路撒冷有一席位是可羨慕的，即使「在那些侍立的人中間」（亞3:7）也是如此，即使只是守門人的位置，詩84:10。我們如今為約櫃找到了安息之所，它在哪里，我們也必在那里。
二、對耶路撒冷的讚美，如詩48:12。
1. 它是美麗的城，不僅因位置，更因建築。它被建為一座城——房屋不是分散的，而是相連的，街道寬敞美麗。它建造勻稱，連絡整齊——房屋彼此扶持、彼此堅固。雖然這城分為上城和下城，但耶布斯人既被趕出，全城既完全在神百姓的掌握之中，便被說為連絡整齊。它是福音教會的預表——福音教會在聖潔的愛和基督徒的相通中連絡整齊，以致全城如同一城。
2. 它是聖城，詩122:4。它是全以色列彼此相會之處：眾支派上那裡去——從全地各處如同一人，照著耶和華支派的身分，在順服祂的命令中如此行。那是他們所定的總聚集之處；他們一同來到那裡，(1) 為要從神領受教訓；他們上那裡，到以色列的證據那裡，要聽神對他們所說的話，並求問祂的諭言。(2) 為要將榮耀歸給神，稱謝耶和華的名——這是我們大家都當作的，尤其是那些有以色列的證據在他們中間的人。神若以祂的話語對我們說話，我們就有理由以我們的感恩回答祂。請看我們去公眾敬拜，是為了甚麼差事而去的——是為了稱謝。
3. 它是王城（詩122:5）：在那裡設立審判的寶座。因此百姓有理由愛慕耶路撒冷，因為在那裡司法是由一個合神心意的人所執行的。百姓的公民利益與他們宗教上的關切同樣得著保障；他們在設於耶路撒冷的審判庭中極其有福——在我們則如設在西敏廳中一般。請注意，看見「以色列的證據」與「審判的寶座」如此相近為鄰，是何等可觀的景象，並且它們是好的鄰居，能彼此大大相助。讓以色列的證據引導審判的寶座，讓審判的寶座保護以色列的證據。
영문 원문
The Pleasures of Public Worship
A song of degrees of David.
¹ I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
² Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
³ Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:
⁴ Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD.
⁵ For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
Here we have,
I. The pleasure which David and other pious Israelites took in approaching to and attending upon God in public ordinances, Ps 122:1,2.
1. The invitation to them was very welcome. David was himself glad, and would have every Israelite to say that he was glad, when he was called upon to go up to the house of the Lord. Note, (1.) It is the will of God that we should worship him in concert, that many should join together to wait upon him in public ordinances. We ought to worship God in our own houses, but that is not enough; we must go into the house of the Lord, to pay our homage to him there, and not forsake the assembling of ourselves together. (2.) We should not only agree with one another, but excite and stir up one another, to go to worship God in public. Let us go; not, "Do you go and pray for us, and we will stay at home;" but, We will go also, Zec 8:21. Not, "Do you go before, and we will follow at our leisure;" or, "We will go first, and you shall come after us;" but, "Let us go together, for the honour of God and for our mutual edification and encouragement." We ourselves are slow and backward, and others are so too, and therefore we should thus quicken and sharpen one another to that which is good, as iron sharpens iron. (3.) Those that rejoice in God will rejoice in calls and opportunities to wait upon him. David himself, though he had as little need of a spur to his zeal in religious exercises as any, yet was so far from taking it as an affront that he was glad of it as a kindness when he was called upon to go up to the house of the Lord with the meanest of his subjects. We should desire our Christian friends, when they have any good work in hand, to call for us and take us along with them.
2. The prospect of them was very pleasing. They speak it with a holy triumph (Ps 122:2): Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem! Those that came out of the country, when they found the journey tedious, comforted themselves with this, that they should be in Jerusalem shortly, and that would make amends for all the fatigues of their journey. We shall stand there as servants; it is desirable to have a place in Jerusalem, though it be among those that stand by (Zec 3:7), though it be the door keeper's place, Ps 84:10. We have now got a resting-place for the ark, and where it is there will we be.
II. The praises of Jerusalem, as Ps 48:12.
1. It is the beautiful city, not only for situation, but for building. It is built into a city, the houses not scattered, but contiguous, and the streets fair and spacious. It is built uniform, compact together, the houses strengthening and supporting one another. Though the city was divided into the higher and lower town, yet the Jebusites being driven out, and it being entirely in the possession of God's people, it is said to be compact together. It was a type of the gospel-church, which is compact together in holy love and Christian communion, so that it is all as one city.
2. It is the holy city, Ps 122:4. It is the place where all Israel meet one another: Thither the tribes go up, from all parts of the country, as one man, under the character of the tribes of the Lord, in obedience to his command. It is the place appointed for their general rendezvous; and they come together, (1.) To receive instruction from God; they come to the testimony of Israel, to hear what God has to say to them and to consult his oracle. (2.) To ascribe the glory to God, to give thanks to the name of the Lord, which we have all reason to do, especially those that have the testimony of Israel among them. If God speak to us by his word, we have reason to answer him by our thanksgivings. See on what errand we go to public worship, to give thanks.
3. It is the royal city (Ps 122:5): There are set thrones of judgment. Therefore the people had reason to be in love with Jerusalem, because justice was administered there by a man after God's own heart. The civil interests of the people were as well secured as their ecclesiastical concerns; and very happy they were in their courts of judicature, which were erected in Jerusalem, as with us in Westminster Hall. Observe, What a goodly sight it was to see the testimony of Israel and the thrones of judgment such near neighbours, and they are good neighbours, which may greatly befriend one another. Let the testimony of Israel direct the thrones of judgment, and the thrones of judgment protect the testimony of Israel.
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Prayer for the Church
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為教會禱告
⁶ 你們要為耶路撒冷求平安；愛你的人必然興旺。 ⁷ 願你城中平安，願你宮內興旺。 ⁸ 因我弟兄和同伴的緣故，我要說，願平安在你中間。 ⁹ 因耶和華我們神的殿的緣故，我要為你求福。
在這裏，一、大衛呼召別人向耶路撒冷祝願平安（詩 122:6-7）。「你們要為耶路撒冷求平安」——求它的福利，求它一切的美善，特別是求居民之間的合一，並保護他們免受仇敵的侵入。這我們可以真心渴望——在它的平安中我們可以得平安；這我們也當懇切祈求，因為它是神的恩賜，而為此神要人求問祂（結 36:37）。那些不能為耶路撒冷的平安作別的事的人，能為它禱告——這比表明善意更多；這是引入憐憫的指定途徑。福音教會的平安和福利，特別在我們這地的，當受我們每一個人懇切渴望和禱告。如今，1. 我們在此受鼓勵為耶路撒冷的平安禱告：「愛你的人必然興旺。」我們當為耶路撒冷禱告，不是出於習慣，也不是為著風尚，而是出於愛神治理人和人敬拜神的原則；而在尋求公眾的福利中，我們是在尋求自己的——因為神如此愛錫安的門，以致祂必愛一切愛這些門的人，所以他們不能不興旺；至少他們的靈魂必因他們所切切喜愛的典章而興旺（詩 42:1-2）。2. 我們在此受指導為它禱告，話也放在我們口中（詩 122:7）：「願你城中平安。」他教導我們禱告，（1）為一切的居民普遍地——城牆內一切的人，從最小到最大。願平安在你的堅固保障中；願它們永不受到攻擊，或者若受到攻擊，願它們永不被攻取，而成為城的有效保障。（2）特別為君王和官長：願興旺在那些坐在舵旁、掌管公眾事務之偉人的宮中；因為他們若興旺，對公眾就必有益。較貧窮的人容易嫉妒宮中的興旺，但他們在此受教為它禱告。
二、他決心，無論別人怎樣行，他要證明自己是耶路撒冷忠心的朋友，1. 在他的禱告中：「我要……說」——如今我看見各支派如此喜樂地來到以色列的見證這裏，事情既已定規，耶路撒冷必是神記念祂名的所在，如今我要說：「願平安在你中間。」他沒有說：「讓別人為公眾的平安禱告罷——祭司和先知，這是他們的事；以及百姓，他們別無他事可作——而我要為它爭戰，為它治理。」不；「我也要為它禱告。」2. 在他的努力中，他要以努力來支持他的禱告：「我要……為你求福」——盡我力量所及。凡在我們活動範圍之內能為公眾益處所作的，我們都必須去作，否則我們為它禱告就不是真誠的。如今或許有人會說：大衛如此為耶路撒冷的福利掛慮不足為奇；那是他自己的城，他家族的權益也寄託在其中。這是真的；然而他宣稱這並非他如此關心耶路撒冷福利的原因，而是出於他所懷的熱切情誼，（1）對聖徒的相交：這是*「因我弟兄和同伴的緣故」——這就是說，為了一切真心實意的以色列人，我看他們為我的弟兄（他如此稱呼他們，代上 28:2），他們又常常是我在敬拜神中的同伴，這就使我的心與他們相連。（2）對神的典章：他曾「愛慕他神的殿」*（代上 29:3譯註：原文作「我的神啊，我心中所愛慕的，就是你的殿」）；他極其喜愛公眾的敬拜，為此緣故他願為耶路撒冷求福。當我們對公眾福利的關切是真誠愛慕神的制度和祂忠心敬拜者的結果時，這關切才是正確的。
영문 원문
Prayer for the Church
⁶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
⁷ Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
⁸ For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
⁹ Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
Here, I. David calls upon others to wish well to Jerusalem, Ps 122:6,7. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for the welfare of it, for all good to it, particularly for the uniting of the inhabitants among themselves and their preservation from the incursions of enemies. This we may truly desire, that in the peace thereof we may have peace; and this we must earnestly pray for, for it is the gift of God, and for it he will be enquired of. Those that can do nothing else for the peace of Jerusalem can pray for it, which is something more than showing their good-will; it is the appointed way of fetching in mercy. The peace and welfare of the gospel church, particularly in our land, is to be earnestly desired and prayed for by every one of us. Now, 1. We are here encouraged in our prayers for Jerusalem's peace: Those shall prosper that love thee. We must pray for Jerusalem, not out of custom, nor for fashion's sake, but out of a principle of love to God's government of man and man's worship of God; and, in seeking the public welfare, we seek our own, for so well does God love the gates of Zion that he will love all those that do love them, and therefore they cannot but prosper; at least their souls shall prosper by the ordinances they so dearly love. 2. We are here directed in our prayers for it and words are put into our mouths (Ps 122:7): Peace be within thy walls. He teaches us to pray, (1.) For all the inhabitants in general, all within the walls, from the least to the greatest. Peace be in thy fortifications; let them never be attacked, or, if they be, let them never be taken, but be an effectual security to the city. (2.) For the princes and rulers especially: Let prosperity be in the palaces of the great men that sit at the helm and have the direction of public affairs; for, if they prosper, it will be well for the public. The poorer sort are apt to envy the prosperity of the palaces, but they are here taught to pray for it.
II. He resolves that whatever others do he will approve himself a faithful friend to Jerusalem, 1. In his prayers: "I will now say, now I see the tribes so cheerfully resorting hither to the testimony of Israel, and the matter settled, that Jerusalem must be the place where God will record his name, now I will say, Peace be within thee." He did not say, "Let others pray for the public peace, the priests and the prophets, whose business it is, and the people, that have nothing else to do, and I will fight for it and rule for it." No; "I will pray for it too." 2. In his endeavours, with which he will second his prayers: "I will, to the utmost of my power, seek thy good." Whatever lies within the sphere of our activity to do for the public good we must do it, else we are not sincere in praying for it. Now it might be said, No thanks to David to be so solicitous for the welfare of Jerusalem; it was his own city, and the interests of his family were lodged in it. This is true; yet he professes that this was not the reason why he was in such care for the welfare of Jerusalem, but it proceeded from the warm regard he had, (1.) To the communion of saints: It is for my brethren and companions' sakes, that is, for the sake of all true-hearted Israelites, whom I look upon as my brethren (so he called them, 1Ch 28:2) and who have often been my companions in the worship of God, which has knit my heart to them. (2.) To the ordinances of God: He had set his affections to the house of his God (1Ch 29:3); he took a great pleasure in public worship, and for that reason would pray for the good of Jerusalem. Then our concern for the public welfare is right when it is the effect of a sincere love to God's institutions and his faithful worshippers.
本篇看來是大衛為以色列百姓所寫，供他們上耶路撒冷守三大節期敬拜時使用。正是在大衛的時代，耶路撒冷首次被選為神要記載祂名的城。這既是新事，所以用此等方法（本篇即其中之一），使百姓雖然耶路撒冷前日尚在耶布斯人手中，仍能熱愛耶路撒冷這聖城。請注意：一、他們上耶路撒冷時所當有的喜樂（詩一二二1、2）。二、他們對耶路撒冷所當有的極大敬重（詩一二二3-5）。三、他們對耶路撒冷所當有的極大關切，以及當為它的平安所獻的禱告（詩一二二6-9）。我們唱這詩時，當仰望福音教會——她被稱為「在上的耶路撒冷」。