Psalms 122:8
For the sake of my brethren and friends, Oh, might I speak [saying], Peace be within thee!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
In Context
7Peace be within thy walls, prosperity within thy palaces:
9For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, will I seek blessing for thee.
Cross References
Psalms 16:3It belongeth unto the holy ones, whom, in his own land, Yahweh, ennobleth, In whom is all his delight
Psalms 119:63Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts.
Philippians 2:2Fill ye up my joy—that, the same thing, ye esteem, the same love, possessing, joined in soul, the one thing, esteeming,—
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 →