Psalms 122:7
Peace be within thy walls, prosperity within thy palaces:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
In Context
6Ask ye for the peace of Jerusalem, They shall prosper, who love thee!
8For the sake of my brethren and friends, Oh, might I speak [saying], Peace be within thee!
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:18Then, the spirit, clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, Thine, O David, Yea, with, thee, O son of Jesse! Prosperity, prosperity to thee, And prosperity to thy helpers, For thy God, hath helped thee: So David accepted them, and set them among the chiefs of the band.
Psalms 48:13Apply your mind to her rampart, Pass between her palaces, That ye may recount them to an after generation;
Isaiah 54:13And, all thy children, shall be the instructed of Yahweh,—And, great, shall be the prosperity of thy children.
James 3:18And, in harvest of righteousness, with peace, is sown by them that make peace.
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 →