Psalms 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
In Context
5For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
7May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
1 Samuel 12:23As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
Psalms 51:18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 62:7nor give Him any rest until He establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.
Jeremiah 29:7Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”
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 →