Psalms 122:6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
King James Version
In Context
5For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
1 Samuel 12:23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
Psalms 51:18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 62:7And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Jeremiah 29:7And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have 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 →