Psalms 122:6
Pray ye for the peace of Jerusalem; may those that love thee prosper.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
In Context
5For there are placed chairs for [giving] judgment, the chairs for the house of David.—
7May there be peace within thy walls, prosperity within thy palaces,
Cross References
Genesis 12:3And I will bless those that bless thee, and him that curseth thee, will I curse; and in thee shall all 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 by ceasing to pray in behalf of you; but I will teach you the good and the right way:
Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men, that offered themselves voluntarily to dwell at Jerusalem.
Psalms 51:18(51:20) Do good in thy favor unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 62:7And give him no rest, until he have established, and until he have set up Jerusalem as a praise on the earth.
Jeremiah 29:7And seek the welfare of the city whither I have banished you, and pray in its behalf unto the Lord; for in its welfare shall ye fare well.
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 →