Psalms 122:8
For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
King James Version
In Context
7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
Cross References
Psalms 16:3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
Psalms 119:63I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Philippians 2:2Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
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 →