Psalms 122:4

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“where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.”

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BSBPD

“where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, Foran ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“For thither have tribes gone up, Tribes of Jah, companies of Israel, To give thanks to the name of Jehovah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 122:4 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 16:34And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
  2. Exodus 23:17Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.
  3. Exodus 26:33And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
  4. Exodus 32:15Then Moses turned and went down the mountain with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands. They were inscribed on both sides, front and back.
  5. Exodus 34:23Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.
  6. Deuteronomy 12:5Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
  7. Deuteronomy 12:11then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.
  8. Deuteronomy 16:16Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.
  9. Psalms 66:13I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—
  10. Psalms 78:68But He chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved.
  11. Psalms 81:6“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
  12. Psalms 100:4Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and bless His name.
  13. Psalms 107:1Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
  14. Psalms 116:17I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
  15. Psalms 118:19Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
  16. Psalms 132:13For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:

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