the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Psalms 122:6
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Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:"May they prosper who love you.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.
Pray for the peace of Hierusalem: they shall prosper that loue thee.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; those who love you shall prosper.
Pray for peace in Jerusalem: "May those who love you find peace.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They will prosper who love you.
Pray for the peace of Ierusalem: they shall prosper that loue thee.
O praye for the peace of Ierusale, they shal prospere that loue the.
Pray for Jerusalem's peace! Prosperity to all you Jerusalem-lovers! Friendly insiders, get along! Hostile outsiders, keep your distance! For the sake of my family and friends, I say it again: live in peace! For the sake of the house of our God, God , I'll do my very best for you.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you [holy city].
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
O make prayers for the peace of Jerusalem; may they whose love is given to you do well.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They that love you shall prosper.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper!
Jerusalem, we pray that you will have peace, and that all will go well for those who love you.
Pray for shalom in Yerushalayim; may those who love you prosper.
Pray for the peace of Ierusalem: let them prosper that loue thee.
Greet Jerusalem with peace; they shall prosper who love you.
Pray for the shalom of Yerushalayim. They will prosper who love you.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; may they prosper that love thee.
Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. May all go well for those who love you.
Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and let there be prosperity to them that love thee.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you prosper.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.
Ask ye for the peace of Jerusalem, They shall prosper, who love thee!
(121-6) Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for them that love thee.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you be at ease.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! "May they be secure who love you!
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you.
Pray for peace in Jerusalem: "May those who love her be safe.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you prosper.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you prosper;
Preie ye tho thingis, that ben to the pees of Jerusalem; and abundaunce be to hem that louen thee.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! "May they prosper who love you!
Ask ye the peace of Jerusalem, At rest are those loving thee.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Pray: Psalms 51:18, Psalms 137:6, Psalms 137:7, Jeremiah 51:50, John 17:21, Ephesians 4:3, 2 Thessalonians 3:16
they shall: Genesis 12:3, Numbers 24:9, 1 John 3:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:12 - I pray 1 Kings 5:7 - Blessed 1 Kings 8:66 - joyful Nehemiah 1:2 - I asked Nehemiah 2:10 - it grieved Nehemiah 2:12 - my God Nehemiah 2:20 - The God Nehemiah 13:14 - Remember me Esther 7:3 - my people Esther 10:3 - seeking Psalms 25:22 - General Psalms 128:5 - thou shalt see Psalms 129:5 - be confounded Psalms 133:1 - how good Psalms 147:14 - He maketh peace Isaiah 62:1 - Zion's Isaiah 66:10 - all ye that love Matthew 5:9 - are Romans 5:1 - we have Ephesians 6:23 - Peace James 1:17 - no variableness
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem,.... This is said to the persons that solicited the psalmist to go into the house of the Lord; to the truly godly among the tribes that went thither to worship; to his brethren and companions, for whose sake he wished well to Zion; to praying souls, who should not be singular and selfish; not only pray for themselves, but for others; for all saints, and for the church of God in general; for Jerusalem, not merely literally considered; though as that was the metropolis of the nation, and many of them the psalmist addresses were inhabitants of it, it became them to seek and pray for the peace of it, their own peace being concerned in it; see Jeremiah 29:7; but for the spiritual and heavenly Jerusalem, the church of God, and for the peace of it; that Christ, the Man, the Peace, the Peacemaker, who then was not come, might come; that the members of it might enjoy spiritual peace in their son is, and might have peace one with another, and be at peace with their enemies; and enjoy the abundance of peace and prosperity, which will be in the latter day; and will lie in freedom from persecution, in a destruction of antichrist and all the the enemies of the church; in the purity of Gospel truths and ordinances, and the spread of them; in numerous conversions of Jews and Gentiles; in the unity of the Lord's people in sentiment, worship, and affection; and in a large increase of spiritual light and holiness: all which should be earnestly prayed for by the well-wishers of the cause of Christ; see Isaiah 62:6. There may be an allusion to the name of Jerusalem, which signifies "they shall see peace"; and it should be prayed for that they might. The argument enforcing this duty exhorted to follows:
they shall prosper that love thee; that love Jerusalem, the church of God; that love Christ, her King; the saints, her citizens; her laws and ordinances; and the word of the Lord that goes out of her, and is ministered in her: which is shown by an attendance with her on them, and by their prayers for her prosperity and welfare: and such prosper in their outward affairs, as Obededom and his family were blessed for the sake of the ark he took in and took care of; and in their spiritual affairs their souls prosper, as Gaius's did, and as such do who are favoured with the discoveries of the love of God, with an application of pardoning grace and mercy; have a spiritual appetite for the word; when their graces are in lively exercise, their corruptions are subdued, spiritual light and zeal for truth are increased, inward strength is renewed, communion with God is enjoyed, and they are fruitful in every good work.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem - The prosperity, the welfare of Jerusalem - for peace is everywhere the image of prosperity and happiness. Compare Psalms 51:18. This is the language which those who were going up to the city - to the house of the Lord - addressed to each other, expressing the joyful feelings of their hearts at their own near approach to the city. It breathes the desire that all would pray for the peace and prosperity of a city so dear to their own souls; where the worship of God was celebrated; where God himself dwelt; where justice was administered: a city of so much importance and so much influence in the land. To us now it inculcates the duty of praying for the church: its peace; its unity; its prosperity; its increase; its influence on our country and on the world at large. It is a prayer that the church may not be divided by schism or heresy; that its members may cherish for each other right feelings; that there may be no jealousies, no envyings, and no jars; that the different branches of the church may regard and treat each other with kindness, with respect, and with mutual recognition; that prosperity may attend them all.
The shall prosper that love thee - Or rather, They shall have peace that love thee; or, May they have peace that love thee. The word prosper conveys an idea which is not in the original. The Hebrew word means to be “secure,” “tranquil,” “at rest,” spoken especially of one who enjoys quiet prosperity, Job 3:26; Job 12:6. The essential idea is that of quietness or rest; and the meaning here is, that those who love Zion will have peace; or, that the tendency of that love is to produce peace. See Romans 5:1. The prayer was for “peace;” the thought in connection with that was naturally that those who loved Zion would have peace. It is indeed true, in general, that they who love Zion, or who serve God, will “prosper” (compare the notes at 1 Timothy 4:8), but that is not the truth taught here. The idea is that they will have peace: peace with God; peace in their own consciences; peace in the prospect of death and of the future world; peace amidst the storms and tempests of life; peace in death, in the grave, and forever.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 122:6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem — שלום shalom signifies both peace and prosperity. Let her unanimity never be disturbed; let her prosperity ever be on the increase!
They shall prosper that love thee. — In the peace and prosperity of the city, they shall find their peace and their prosperity; and even on this ground they should love the city, and labour to promote its best interests. There is a remarkable alliteration in this verse, the letter shin frequently recurring.
שאלו שלום ירושלם ישליו אהביך
Shaalu shelom yerushalam yishlayu ohabeycha.
"Ask ye the prosperity of Jerusalem; they shall be
quiet that love thee."
There are remarkable specimens of similar alliteration to be found in all poets, ancient and modern. This formed the chief feature of our ancient poetry. Thus in Peter the ploughman: -
"In a somers seysoun whan sete was the sonne
I schoop me in a shrowde as I a sheep were."
And the same manner often appears, even in Milton himself. See the Il Penseroso: -
"Oft, on a plat of rising ground,
I hear the far-off curfew sound
Over some wide-watered shore,
Swinging slow with sullen roar."
