Psalms 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may they prosper that love thee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
In Context
5For there were set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3And I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse; and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.'
1 Samuel 12:23Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and the right way.
Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Psalms 51:18(51-20) Do good in Thy favour unto Zion; build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 62:7And give Him no rest, till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.'
Jeremiah 29:7And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto the LORD for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye 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 →