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Psalms 122:9

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

KJV

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

ASV

לְ֭מַעַן בֵּית יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑י/נוּ אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה ט֣וֹב לָֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

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

YLT

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

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
לְמַ֣עַן
lm'n
preposition · 268×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Q. What does the second request mean? A. Your kingdom come means: Rule us by your Word and Spirit in such a way that more and more we submit to you. Keep your church strong, and add to it. Destroy the devil's work; destroy every force which revolts against you and every conspiracy against your Word. Do this until your kingdom is so complete and perfect that in it you are all in…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 29:3 — Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared
  • Esth 10:3 — For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
  • John 2:17 — And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
  • Neh 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.
  • Neh 13:14 — Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.
  • Ps 26:8 — LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
  • Ps 26:8 — LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
  • Ps 69:9 — For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
  • Ps 84:1 — How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
  • Ps 84:10 — For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • Ps 102:13 — Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
  • Ps 137:5 — If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.