Psalms 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May they prosper who love thee!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
In Context
5There stand the thrones of judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
7Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces!
Cross References
Psalms 51:18Do good to Zion according to thy mercy; Build up the walls of Jerusalem!
Isaiah 62:7And give him no rest, Until he establish Jerusalem, and make her a praise in the earth!
Jeremiah 29:7And seek ye the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray for it to Jehovah, for in its peace shall be your 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 →