New International Version
Psalms 122:7
7May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.”
Psalms 122:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces.
Context of Psalms 122:7
5There stand the thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure. May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.” 8For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.” 9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your prosperity.
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יְהִֽי־שָׁל֥וֹם בְּחֵילֵ֑ךְ שַׁ֝לְוָ֗ה בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 122:7
- 1 Chronicles 12:18Then the Spirit came on Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, David! We are with you, son of Jesse! Success, success to you, and success to those who help you, for your God will help you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands.
- Isaiah 9:7Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.
- Isaiah 54:13All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace.
- John 14:27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
- James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
- Psalms 48:3God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress.
Commentaries on Psalms 122:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Peace be within thy walls - This is the form of prayer that they are to use: "May prosperity ever reside within thy walls, on all the people that dwell there; and tranquillity within thy palaces or high places, among the rulers and governors of the people."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Peace be within thy walls - The word here rendered walls, means properly an host, an army; then a fortification, an entrenchment, especially the ditch or trench with the low wall or breastwork which surrounds it. Gesenius, Lexicon. It refers here to the fortifications or defenses around Jerusalem. And prosperity - Peace; the same word which is used in the previous verse, and expressing the same idea - that of tranquility. Within thy palaces - This word…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. 6-76-7. Let peace--including prosperity, everywhere prevail.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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