We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.
The song was probably written by Solomon after the temple was built and possibly sung at its dedication. It belongs to the Psalms of Ascent, which pilgrims joyfully chanted as they neared Jerusalem and its temple, awakening their souls to the true spirit of worship. It expresses entering the Lord's sanctuary and worshiping there, and the temple's ascending steps and courts provide the setting for this approach, with fifteen steps leading to the inner court used for chanting the Psalms of Degrees. It belongs to Psalms 123 to 135, several of which concern the restoration from the Babylonian captivity.
The context in verses 1-9 recalls David's sleepless concern over the ark's separation from Jerusalem and his resolve to bring this sacred representative of Jehovah into the city. It belongs to the psalmist's hope in prayer concerning finding a place and habitation for the Lord. The psalm sets forth promises of the eternal reign of righteousness, and those promises could not be fulfilled in their fullness without the Lord's resurrection. It expresses the joy and ardor of true public worship when God's people rightly understand why they gather in his house, meaning coming together to render homage and praise to God and Redeemer and to hear him speak in his appointed way the messages of his love, and it is the happy cry of multitudes whose spirit of worship has been revived.
The song was probably written by Solomon after the temple was built and possibly sung at its dedication. It belongs to the Psalms of Ascent, which pilgrims joyfully chanted as they neared Jerusalem and its temple, awakening their souls to the true spirit of worship. It expresses entering the Lord's sanctuary and worshiping there, and the temple's ascending steps and courts provide the setting for this approach, with fifteen steps leading to the inner court used for chanting the Psalms of Degrees. It belongs to Psalms 123 to 135, several of which concern the restoration from the Babylonian captivity.
The context in verses 1-9 recalls David's sleepless concern over the ark's separation from Jerusalem and his resolve to bring this sacred representative of Jehovah into the city. It belongs to the psalmist's hope in prayer concerning finding a place and habitation for the Lord. The psalm sets forth promises of the eternal reign of righteousness, and those promises could not be fulfilled in their fullness without the Lord's resurrection. It expresses the joy and ardor of true public worship when God's people rightly understand why they gather in his house, meaning coming together to render homage and praise to God and Redeemer and to hear him speak in his appointed way the messages of his love, and it is the happy cry of multitudes whose spirit of worship has been revived.