Psalms 122:8
לְמַעַן אַחַי וְרֵעָי אֲדַבְּרָה ־ נָּא שָׁלוֹם בָּֽךְ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
In Context
7יְהִֽי ־ שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילֵךְ שַׁלְוָה בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ ׃
9לְמַעַן בֵּית ־ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֲבַקְשָׁה טוֹב לָֽךְ ׃
Cross References
Psalms 16:3לִקְדוֹשִׁים אֲשֶׁר ־ בָּאָרֶץ הֵמָּה וְאַדִּירֵי כָּל ־ חֶפְצִי ־ בָֽם ׃
Psalms 119:63חָבֵר אָנִי לְכָל ־ אֲשֶׁר יְרֵאוּךָ וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ ׃
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 →