Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity. New Living Translation For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem. English Standard Version For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. Berean Standard Bible For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity. King James Bible Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. New King James Version Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good. New American Standard Bible For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. NASB 1995 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. NASB 1977 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good. Legacy Standard Bible For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good. Amplified Bible For the sake of the house of the LORD our God [which is Jerusalem], I will seek your (the city’s) good. Christian Standard Bible Because of the house of the LORD our God, I will pursue your prosperity. Holman Christian Standard Bible Because 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For the sake of the house of LORD JEHOVAH, our God, I shall seek for your good. Brenton Septuagint Translation Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought thy good. Contemporary English Version And because of the house of the LORD our God, I will work for your good. Douay-Rheims Bible Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee. English Revised Version For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. GOD'S WORD® Translation For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek what is good for you. Good News Translation For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I pray for your prosperity. International Standard Version For the sake of the Temple of the LORD our God, I will seek your welfare. JPS Tanakh 1917 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. Literal Standard Version For the sake of the house of our God YHWH, | I seek good for you! Majority Standard Bible For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity. New American Bible For the sake of the house of the LORD, our God, I pray for your good. NET Bible For the sake of the temple of the LORD our God I will pray for you to prosper. New Revised Standard Version For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. New Heart English Bible For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good. Webster's Bible Translation Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. World English Bible For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good. Young's Literal Translation For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God, I seek good for thee! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem…8For the sake of my brothers 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. Cross References Nehemiah 2:10 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. Esther 10:3 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. Treasury of Scripture Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good. the house Psalm 26:8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Psalm 69:9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. Psalm 84:1,2,10 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! … I will seek Psalm 102:13,14 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come… Psalm 137:5,6 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning… Nehemiah 2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. Jump to Previous Ascents Good House Prosperity Psalm Sake Seek Song WorkingJump to Next Ascents Good House Prosperity Psalm Sake Seek Song WorkingPsalm 122 1. David professes his joy for the church6. And prays for the peace thereof (9) Because . . .--Now for the first time the religious motive of the pilgrimage appears, rendered all the more emphatic by being kept for the concluding verse.Verse 9. - Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. The tabernacle set up by David in Jerusalem is called "the house of the Lord" in Psalm 5:7; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 52:8; and Psalm 55:14. God "dwelt there," as he dwelt in the tabernacle of Moses in the wilderness (Exodus 40:34, 35) and in the temple of Solomon subsequently (2 Chronicles 5:13, 14). The good of Jerusalem was to be sought for two reasons: (1) because God's people were there; and (2) because God's house was there (see Calvin, ad loc.). . . . Hebrew For the sakeלְ֭מַעַן (lə·ma·‘an) Preposition Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent of the house בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God, אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative I will seek אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה (’ă·ḇaq·šāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after your prosperity. ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Links Psalm 122:9 NIVPsalm 122:9 NLT Psalm 122:9 ESV Psalm 122:9 NASB Psalm 122:9 KJV Psalm 122:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 122:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 122:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 122:9 French Bible Psalm 122:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 122:9 For the sake of the house (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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