Psalms 122:6
Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
In Context
5For there have sat thrones of judgment, Thrones of the house of David.
7Peace is in thy bulwark, rest in thy high places,
Cross References
Genesis 12:3And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.'
1 Samuel 12:23'I, also, far be it from me to sin against Jehovah, by ceasing to pray for you, and I have directed you in the good and upright way;
Nehemiah 11:2and the people give a blessing to all the men who are offering themselves willingly to dwell in Jerusalem.
Psalms 51:18Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion, Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 62:7And give not silence to Him, Till He establish, and till He make Jerusalem A praise in the earth.
Jeremiah 29:7And seek the peace of the city whither I have removed you, and pray for it unto Jehovah, for in its peace ye have peace.
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 →