Psalms 122:8
For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee!
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
In Context
7Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces.
9Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.
Cross References
Psalms 16:3To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent [thou hast said], In them is all my delight.
Psalms 119:63I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Philippians 2:2fulfil my joy, that ye may think the same thing, having the same love, joined in soul, thinking one thing;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 122:7-9
Prayer for the Church. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. Here, I. David calls upon others to wish well to Jerusalem, v. 6, 7 . Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for the welfare of it, for all good to it, particularly for the uniting of the inhabitants among themselves and… Read the whole commentary →