Psalms 122:7
I desire that there will be peace inside the walls of the city and that people who are inside the palaces will be safe.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
In Context
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:18Then God’s Spirit came upon Amasai, who was another leader of the thirty greatest warriors, and he said, “David, we want to be with you; you who are the son of Jesse, we will join you. We know that things will go very well [DOU] for you and for those who are with you, because your God is helping you.”
Psalms 48:13notice the walls there and examine the forts in order that you can tell about them to your children.
Isaiah 54:13I will be the one who will teach you people and cause things to go well with you.
James 3:18Those who act peaceably toward others cause others to also act peaceably, with the result that they all live together acting toward each other in a righteous way [MET].
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 →