Psalms 122:7
May there be peace within thy walls, prosperity within thy palaces,
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
In Context
6Pray ye for the peace of Jerusalem; may those that love thee prosper.
8For the sake of my brethren and my friends, let me now speak, Peace be within thee.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:18Then a spirit invested 'Amassai, the chief of the captains, [who said,] Thine are we, David, and with thee, O son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to every one that helpeth thee; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and placed them at the head of the troop.
Psalms 48:13(48:14) Direct your mind to her outer wall, mark carefully her palaces: in order that ye may tell it to the latest generation.
Isaiah 54:13And all thy children shall be disciples of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
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 →