Psalms 122:9
For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, will I seek blessing for thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
In Context
8For the sake of my brethren and friends, Oh, might I speak [saying], Peace be within thee!
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:3And yet further, because of my delighting in the house of my God, having a treasure of mine own in gold and silver, I have given for the house of my God, above and beyond all that I have prepared for the holy house:
Nehemiah 13:14Remember me, O my God, concerning this,—and do not wipe out my lovingkindnesses, which I have done for the house of my God, and for those keeping charge thereof.
Psalms 26:8O Yahweh, I have loved the asylum of thy house, even the place of the habitation of thy glory!
Psalms 84:1How lovely are thy habitations, O Yahweh of hosts!
Psalms 102:13Thou, wilt arise, wilt have compassion upon Zion, Surely it is time to favour her, Surely the time appointed, hath come;
John 2:17His disciples remembered that it was written—The zeal of thy house, eateth me up.
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 →