Psalms 122:3

“Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together.] In David’s time the upper and lower city were joined together, the streets regularly built, the houses contiguous, not straggling about, here and there onef1751. So the church of God, like that, is built in a good situation, on a rock and hill, where it is firm and visible; like a city full of inhabitants, governed by wholesome laws, under proper officers; a free city, which enjoys many privileges and immunities; a well fortified one, having salvation for walls and bulwarks about it; a royal city, the city of the great King, the city of our God, the name of which is “Jehovahshammah”, the Lord is there: and this is “compact together”…”

“Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together - literally, “joined to itself together;” that is, when one part is, as it were, bound closely to another part; not scattered or separate. The walls are all joined together; and the houses are all united to one another so as to make a compact place. The ground occupied by Jerusalem never could be large, as it was surrounded with valleys, except on the north, and hemmed in with hills, so that, from the necessity of the case, when it became the capital of the nation, it was densely crowded. This, moreover, was usual in ancient cities, when they were made compact for the sake of defense and protection. return to 'Top of Page'”

“122:3-5 Jerusalem is a metaphor for God’s heavenly dwelling. David was the archetype for God’s chosen rulers. 122:3 In the time of David and Solomon, Jerusalem was renowned as a place of security (1 Kgs 10:6-7).”

“builded: Sa2 5:9; Eph 2:20, Eph 2:21, Eph 4:4-7; Rev. 21:10-27 Psalms 122:4”