Psalms 122:6
O make prayers for the peace of Jerusalem; may they whose love is given to you do well.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
In Context
5For there seats for the judges were placed, even the rulers' seats of the line of David.
7May peace be inside your walls, and wealth in your noble houses.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
1 Samuel 12:23And as for me, never will I go against the orders of the Lord by giving up my prayers for you: but I will go on teaching you the good and right way.
Nehemiah 11:2And the people gave a blessing to all the men who were freely offering to take up their places in Jerusalem.
Psalms 51:18\51:16\You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.
Isaiah 62:7And give him no rest, till he puts Jerusalem in her place to be praised in the earth.
Jeremiah 29:7And be working for the peace of the land to which I have had you taken away prisoners, and make prayer to the Lord for it: for in its peace you will have peace.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 122:2-6
The Pleasures of Public Worship. 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… Read the whole commentary →