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Psalms 122:9
9Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will pray for good things to happen in Jerusalem.
Psalms 122:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.
- New International Version (NIV)For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your prosperity.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek your good.
Context of Psalms 122:9
7Yes, I pray that there will be peace inside the city's walls. I pray people will be safe in their strong houses. 8Because of my family and my friends I will pray, ‘Please let there be peace in Jerusalem.’ Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will pray for good things to happen in Jerusalem.
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לְ֭מַעַן בֵּית־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה ט֣וֹב לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 122:9
- Psalms 26:8Lord, I love the temple that is your house. It is the place where we clearly see your glory.
- Psalms 69:9My love for your house burns inside me like a fire. Anybody who insults you, is also insulting me!
- Psalms 84:1Lord Almighty, the temple where you live is beautiful!
- 1 Chronicles 29:3I want very much to build a beautiful temple for my God. So I have added my own gold and silver to help to build it. I have added that to the other things that I have provided for God's holy temple.
- John 2:17His disciples remembered what it says in the Bible: ‘My love for your house burns inside me like a fire.’
- Psalms 102:13You will soon be kind to Zion again. Now it is time to forgive her. Yes, the time is now right for you to do that.
- Psalms 137:5Jerusalem, I never want to forget you. I would rather lose my right hand!
- Nehemiah 2:10But two important men were not happy when they heard that I had come to help the Israelite people. They were Sanballat, who came from Horon, and Tobiah, an Ammonite officer.
- Nehemiah 13:14Please remember what I have done, my God. I have been faithful to take care of the temple of my God, so that people can worship you there.
Commentaries on Psalms 122:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Because of the house of the Lord our God - Particularly will I wish thee well, because thou art the seat of religion, the place where our merciful God has condescended to dwell. To the captives in Babylon the Prophet Jeremiah had given this charge, Jeremiah 29:7; : "And seek שלום shalom, the prosperity of the city, whither I have caused you to be carried captives, and pray unto the Lord for it; for in the prosperity thereof ye shall have prosperity." Was…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good - Because of the sanctuary within thee; because that is the place where God is worshipped. The principal attraction in thee is the fact that in thee is the place where the worship of God is celebrated. It is this which gives its main importance in my view to the place; it is for this, and because I desire its influence to be perpetuated and extended, that I seek thy prosperity. This expresses a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Those who can do nothing else for the peace of Jerusalem, may pray for it. Let us consider all who seek the glory of the Redeemer, as our brethren and fellow-travellers, without regarding differences which do not affect our eternal welfare. Blessed Spirit of peace and love, who didst dwell in the soul of the holy Jesus, descend into his church, and fill those who compose it with his heavenly tempers; cause bitter contentions to cease, and make…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-9Prayers for the peace of Jerusalem are motivated by love of family and God’s sanctuary.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. In the welfare of the city, as its civil, and especially the religious relations, was involved that of Israel. now--as in Psa 115:2.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 122
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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