Psalms 122:6
Pray for the peace of Ierusalem: let them prosper that loue thee.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
In Context
5For there are thrones set for iudgement, euen the thrones of the house of Dauid.
7Peace be within thy walles, and prosperitie within thy palaces.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse them that curse thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
1 Samuel 12:23Moreouer God forbid, that I should sinne against the Lord, and cease praying for you, but I will shewe you the good and right way.
Nehemiah 11:2And the people thanked all the men that were willing to dwell in Ierusalem.
Psalms 51:18Bee fauourable vnto Zion for thy good pleasure: builde the walles of Ierusalem.
Isaiah 62:7And giue him no rest, till hee repaire and vntill hee set vp Ierusalem the prayse of the worlde.
Jeremiah 29:7And seeke the prosperitie of the citie, whither I haue caused you to be caried away captiues, and pray vnto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall you haue 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 →