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Psalms 122:9
9For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek what is best for you, O 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
7O Jerusalem, may there be peace within your walls and prosperity in your palaces. 8For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “May you have peace.” For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek what is best for you, O 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 26:8I love your sanctuary, Lord, the place where your glorious presence dwells.
- Psalms 69:9Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.
- Psalms 84:1How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3“And now, because of my devotion to the Temple of my God, I am giving all of my own private treasures of gold and silver to help in the construction. This is in addition to the building materials I have already collected for his holy Temple.
- John 2:17Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion for God’s house will consume me.”
- Psalms 102:13You will arise and have mercy on Jerusalem— and now is the time to pity her, now is the time you promised to help.
- Psalms 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp.
- Nehemiah 2:10But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard of my arrival, they were very displeased that someone had come to help the people of Israel.
- Nehemiah 13:14Remember this good deed, O my God, and do not forget all that I have faithfully done for the Temple of my God and its services.
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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