Psalms 122:6
Ask ye for the peace of Jerusalem, They shall prosper, who love thee!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
In Context
5For there are set—Thrones for justice, Thrones for the house David.
7Peace be within thy walls, prosperity within thy palaces:
Cross References
Genesis 12:3That I may bless them who bless thee, But him who maketh light of thee, will I curse,—So shall be, blessed in thee, all the families of the ground.
1 Samuel 12:23As for me also, far be it from me, that I should sin against Yahweh, by ceasing to pray for you,—but I will direct you, in the good and right way.
Nehemiah 11:2And the people bestowed a blessing on all the men, who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.
Psalms 51:18Do good, in thy good-pleasure, unto Zion, Wilt thou build the walls of Jerusalem!
Isaiah 62:7Neither give rest, unto him, Until he establish and until he set forth Jerusalem as a praise in the earth!
Jeremiah 29:7And seek the welfare of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray for her unto Yahweh,—For in her welfare, shall ye have welfare.
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 →