Psalms 122:7
Peace is in thy bulwark, rest in thy high places,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
In Context
6Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.
8For the sake of my brethren and my companions, Let me speak, I pray thee, 'Peace [be] in thee.'
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:18And the Spirit hath clothed Amasai, head of the captains: 'To thee, O David, and with thee, O son of Jesse — peace! peace to thee, and peace to thy helper, for thy God hath helped thee;' and David receiveth them, and putteth them among the heads of the troop.
Psalms 48:13Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,
Isaiah 54:13And all thy sons are taught of Jehovah, And abundant [is] the peace of thy sons.
James 3:18and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making 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 →