Psalms 122:9
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
In Context
8For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
Nehemiah 13:14Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
Psalms 26:8O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
Psalms 84:1For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
Psalms 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come.
John 2:17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
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 →