Psalms 122:7
The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
In Context
6The sun shall not burn thee by day: nor the moon by night.
8May the Lord keep thy going in and thy going out; from henceforth now and for ever.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:18But the spirit came upon Amasai the chief among thirty, and he said: We are thine, O David, and for thee, O son of Isai: peace, peace be to thee, and peace to thy helpers. For thy God helpeth thee. So David received them, and made them captains of the band.
Psalms 48:13Surround Sion, and encompass her: tell ye in her towers.
Isaiah 54:13All thy children shall be taught of the Lord: and great shall be the peace of thy children.
James 3:18And the fruit of justice is sown in peace, to them that make peace.
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 →