Psalms 122:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.”
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BSBPD
“For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God, I seek good for thee!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 122:9 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, 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:
- Nehemiah 2:10But 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 13:14Remember 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.
- Esther 10:3For 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.
- Psalms 26:8O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
- Psalms 69:9because zeal 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 Hosts!
- Psalms 84:10For 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.
- Psalms 102:13You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
- Psalms 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
- John 2:17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
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