Psalms 122:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 51:18 : 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Gen 12:3 : 3 and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Num 24:9 : 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.
Jer 51:50 : 50 Ye that have escaped the sword, go ye, stand not still; remember Jehovah from afar, and let Jerusalem come into your mind.
Ps 137:6-7 : 6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy. 7 Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom The day of Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof.
Jer 29:7 : 7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto Jehovah for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
John 17:21 : 21 that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be {G1520} in us: that the world may believe that thou didst send me.
Eph 4:3 : 3 giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
2 Thess 3:16 : 16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
1 John 3:14 : 14 We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not {G80} abideth in death.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 122:7-9
3 verses
89%
7Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces.
8For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
9For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.
Ps 128:5-6
2 verses
77%
5Jehovah bless thee out of Zion: And see thou the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.
6Yea, see thou thy children's children. Peace be upon Israel.
Ps 51:18
76%
18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Ps 147:12-13
2 verses
76%
12Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion.
13For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.
Ps 122:2-3
2 verses
75%
2Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem,
3Jerusalem, that art builded As a city that is compact together;
Ps 135:21
75%
21Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.
Isa 62:6-7
2 verses
74%
6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest,
7and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Jer 29:7
73%
7And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray unto Jehovah for it; for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Ps 116:19
73%
19In the courts of Jehovah's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.
Ps 122:5
73%
5For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
Isa 66:10
72%
10Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn over her;
Ps 120:7
72%
7I am [for] peace: But when I speak, they are for war.
1 Sam 25:6
72%
6and thus shall ye say to him that liveth [in prosperity], Peace be unto thee, and peace be to thy house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
Num 6:26
72%
26Jehovah lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Ps 137:5-7
3 verses
72%
5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget [her skill].
6Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.
7Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom The day of Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof.
Ps 68:29
72%
29Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring presents unto thee.
Ps 134:3
71%
3Jehovah bless thee out of Zion; Even he that made heaven and earth.
Ps 125:4-5
2 verses
71%
4Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.
5But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
Ps 87:2
71%
2Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Zech 8:22
71%
22Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Jehovah.
Jer 3:17
70%
17At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
Zech 14:11
70%
11And men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more curse; but Jerusalem shall dwell safely.
Ps 102:14
70%
14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, And have pity upon her dust.
Ps 147:2
70%
2Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
Zech 8:15
70%
15so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
Jer 17:25
70%
25then shall there enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city shall remain for ever.
Ps 119:165
70%
165Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.
Jer 4:14
69%
14O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee?
Zech 12:9
69%
9And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Isa 62:1
69%
1For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth.
1 Chr 23:25
69%
25For David said, Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto his people; and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever:
Zech 12:5
69%
5And the chieftains of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in Jehovah of hosts their God.
Zech 1:17
69%
17Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity; and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
Zech 12:2
69%
2behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling unto all the peoples round about, and upon Judah also shall it be in the siege against Jerusalem.
Jer 15:5
69%
5For who will have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who will bemoan thee? or who will turn aside to ask of thy welfare?
Ps 118:25
69%
25Save now, we beseech thee, O Jehovah: O Jehovah, we beseech thee, send now prosperity.
Ps 132:13
69%
13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.
Ps 69:35
69%
35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.
Deut 23:6
69%
6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
Jer 6:8
69%
8Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.
Ps 125:2
69%
2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.