Psalm 122:9

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.

Psalm 122:9 in Other Translations

9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem.

9 For the sake of the house of our God, God, I'll do my very best for you.

9 For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek what is good for you.

9 Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.

9 I'm concerned about the house of the LORD our God. So I pray that things will go well with Jerusalem.

Psalm 122:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 122:9

Because of the house of the Lord our God
Not because of his own palace, nor because of his own house and family; nor because of his own personal interest; though all were concerned in the peace of Jerusalem: but chiefly because of the sanctuary of the Lord, as the Targum; because of the worship and service of God in it; because of his great love and zeal for the house and church of the living God, which ate him up, ( Psalms 69:9 ) ;

I will seek thy good;
the good of Jerusalem, the good of the church of God; do all the good he could to it both with his purse and prayers, and by stirring up others to do the same; see ( Psalms 51:18 ) .

Psalm 122:9 In-Context

7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.”

8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 128:5; Nehemiah 2:10