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Advent Season · First Sunday of Advent · Year A

Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5, 6-7, 8-9

November 30, 2025

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives with Pilgrims Entering from the River Jordan, David Roberts
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives with Pilgrims Entering from the River Jordan, David Roberts, 1842Norfolk Museums Collections · public domain
Roman Lectionary
GospelMatt. 24:37-44
First ReadingIsa. 2:1-5
Responsorial PsalmPs. 122:1-2, 3-4a, 4b-5, 6-7, 8-9
Second ReadingRom. 13:11-14

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Commentary

Psalm 122 Commentaries Bible Hub

Collected classic commentaries on the psalmist's joy at going up to the house of the Lord.

Psalm 122 Bible Commentary Enduring Word

Verse-by-verse walkthrough of David's psalm of pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the psalm sung for this Advent Sunday.

Background & Word Study

Psalm 122 Interlinear Bible Hub

Hebrew interlinear text for Psalm 122, useful for the word 'shalom' repeated through the psalm.

Psalms 122 Sefaria

Hebrew-English text of the Song of Ascents referenced in the response for the First Sunday of Advent.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 122 Catena Bible

Patristic catena on Psalm 122's vision of Jerusalem as the gathering place of the tribes.

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