6 Pray for Jerusalem's peace! Prosperity to all you Jerusalem-lovers! 7 Friendly insiders, get along! Hostile outsiders, keep your distance! 8 For the sake of my family and friends, I say it again: live in peace! 9 For the sake of the house of our God, God, I'll do my very best for you.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 122:6-9
Commentary on Psalm 122:6-9
(Read Psalm 122:6-9)
Those who can do nothing else for the peace of Jerusalem, may pray for it. Let us consider all who seek the glory of the Redeemer, as our brethren and fellow-travellers, without regarding differences which do not affect our eternal welfare. Blessed Spirit of peace and love, who didst dwell in the soul of the holy Jesus, descend into his church, and fill those who compose it with his heavenly tempers; cause bitter contentions to cease, and make us to be of one mind. Love of the brethren and love to God, ought to stir us up to seek to be like the Lord Jesus in fervent prayer and unwearied labour, for the salvation of men, and the Divine glory.