Psalm 122:9 “For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prospe…”

Psalm 122:9

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Because of the House of the Lord our God, I will procure thy wealth.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God, I seek good for thee!

Bible in Basic English

Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will be working for your good.

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Cross references

“the house”

Psalm 84:10 Psalm 26:8 Psalm 69:9 1 Chronicles 29:3 John 2:17 Psalm 84:1

Psalm 84:10 · BSB

For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

Psalm 26:8 · BSB

O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

Psalm 69:9 · BSB

because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

1 Chronicles 29:3 · BSB

Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:

John 2:17 · BSB

His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

Psalm 84:1 · BSB

How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!

“I will seek”

Nehemiah 2:10 Nehemiah 13:14 Psalm 102:13 Psalm 102:14 Psalm 137:5 Psalm 137:6

Nehemiah 2:10 · BSB

But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.

Nehemiah 13:14 · BSB

Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.

Psalm 102:13 · BSB

You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.

Psalm 102:14 · BSB

For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.

Psalm 137:5 · BSB

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.

Psalm 137:6 · BSB

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

Also

Esther 10:3

Esther 10:3 · BSB

For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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