Psalms 122:9
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
In Context
8For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:3In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house:
Nehemiah 13:14Remember me, my God, concerning this, and don’t wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its observances.
Psalms 26:8LORD, I love the habitation of your house, the place where your glory dwells.
Psalms 84:1How lovely are your dwellings, LORD of Armies!
Psalms 102:13You will arise and have mercy on Zion, for it is time to have pity on her. Yes, the set time has come.
John 2:17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”
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 →