Psalm 122:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 122:8

For my brethren and companions’ sakes - Because they dwell there; or, because they go up there to worship; or, because they love thee, and find their happiness in thee; or, because they are unconverted, and all my hope of their salvation is to be derived from thee - from the church, from the influence of religion.I will now say, Peace be within thee - I will pray for thy peace, for thy prosperity, for the blessing of God upon thee - because their good, their comfort, their hope of salvation,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 122:6-9

Psalms 122:6-9. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem In the prosperity of which both your civil and religious privileges are deeply concerned. They shall prosper that love thee Or, Let them prosper, the future being taken imperatively, as is very frequent. The Lord grant them prosperity and all happiness. Peace be within thy walls In all thy dwellings; and prosperity within thy palaces Especially in the dwellings of thy princes and rulers, whose welfare and prosperity may be a public... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 122:1-9

Psalms 120-124 To Jerusalem for worshipEach of the fifteen Psalms 120:0 to 134 is entitled ‘A Song of Ascents’ (RSV; NIV). These psalms were apparently sung by worshippers from the country areas as they made the journey up to Jerusalem for the various annual festivals.Whether or not the psalms were written for this purpose, they have been arranged in a sequence that reflects the feelings of the travellers. They provide expressions of worship for the travellers as they set out from distant... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 122:8

say = speak [saying], read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 122:8

"For my brethren and companion's sakes,I will now say, Peace be within thee.For the sake of the house of Jehovah our GodI will seek thy good.""I will seek thy good (Jerusalem's good)" (Psalms 122:9). These words cannot be made to fit the mouth of an ordinary pilgrim coming to Jerusalem to worship. The business of seeking the good of a great walled city is the business of a king, not that of an ordinary citizen.The reasons here assigned for the concern and solicitation for the peace, prosperity... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 122:8

8, 9. In the welfare of the city, as its civil, and especially the religious relations, was involved that of Israel. now—as in :-. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 122:1-9

Psalms 122David spoke of his delight in going up to the temple to worship God in this short psalm. He exhorted the Israelites to pray for the security of Jerusalem so that this blessing might continue. Such a condition, i.e., a peaceful state, would glorify God, as well as benefit His people. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 122:1-9

The writer recalls a journey to Jerusalem and the many sacred memories associated with that much-loved city.1. ’I rejoiced with them that said unto me.’2. Shall stand] rather, ’were standing,’ i.e. came to be standing. 3. Jerusalem is builded] RV ’Jerusalem that art built.’ Compact] descriptive of the appearance of the rebuilt city, with the breaches restored and the walls complete, after the return from exile.4. Go up] better, ’went up,’ in days gone by. Unto the testimony] RV ’for a... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 122:8

(8) Peace be within thee.—Here the formal greeting actually appears, that which greets every traveller in the East (John 20:19). (Comp. Luke 10:5.) The full form appears in 1 Samuel 25:6. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 122:1-9

Psalms 122:1-9THIS is very distinctly a pilgrim psalm. But there is difficulty in determining the singer’s precise point of view, arising from the possibility of understanding the phrase in Psalms 122:2, "are standing," as meaning either "are" or "were standing" or "have stood." If it is taken as a present tense, the psalm begins by recalling the joy with which the pilgrims began their march, and in Psalms 122:2 rejoices in reaching the goal. Then, in Psalms 122:3, Psalms 122:4, Psalms 122:5... read more

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