Psalms 122:9
For the sake of the house of the LORD, our God, Will I seek thy good!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
In Context
8For my brethren and companions' sake will I say, Peace be within thee!
Cross References
Psalms 26:8O LORD! I love the habitation of thy house, The place where thine honor dwelleth!
Psalms 84:1“For the leader of the music. On the Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” How lovely are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
Psalms 102:13Thou wilt arise and have pity upon Zion, For the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come.
John 2:17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for thy 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 →