Psalms 122:9

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

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  • Neh 2:10 : 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply displeased that someone had come to seek the welfare of the Israelites.
  • Neh 13:14 : 14 Remember me, my God, for this, and do not erase the good deeds that I have done for the house of my God and its services.
  • Esth 10:3 : 3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was great among the Jews, popular with most of his people as one who sought the good of his people and spoke peace to all his descendants.
  • Ps 26:8 : 8 Lord, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s sons.
  • Ps 84:1-2 : 1 For the director of music, according to Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah. 2 How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts!
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 Behold our shield, O God, and look with favor upon Your anointed.
  • Ps 102:13-14 : 13 But you, LORD, are enthroned forever, and your name endures to all generations. 14 You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor; the appointed time has come.
  • 1 Chr 29:3 : 3 Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now dedicate my personal treasure of gold and silver for the house of my God, in addition to all I have already provided for the holy house.
  • John 2:17 : 17 Then His disciples remembered that it is written: 'Zeal for Your house will consume me.'
  • Ps 137:5-6 : 5 If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. 6 Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my greatest joy.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 122:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: 'May those who love you prosper.'

    7 May peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your citadels.

    8 For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, 'Peace be within you.'

  • Ps 122:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 I was glad when they said to me, 'Let us go to the house of the LORD.'

    2 Our feet were standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.

  • 8 Lord, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

  • 6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

  • 1 A song of ascents: To You I lift up my eyes, O You who are enthroned in the heavens.

  • Ps 116:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.

    19 In the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!

  • 4 One thing I have asked from the Lord; this I will seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.

  • 8 My heart says about You, 'Seek His face.' Lord, I will seek Your face.

  • 176 I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

  • 1 A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from?

  • 2 I will bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted your word above all your name.

  • Ps 135:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 You who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God!

    3 Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is pleasant.

  • 5 until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.'

  • 8 The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

  • 123 My eyes long for Your salvation and for the fulfillment of Your righteous promise.

  • 22 May Your faithful love, Lord, rest upon us, just as we hope in You.

  • 12 What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?

  • 1 A Miktam of David: Guard me, O God, for I have taken refuge in You.

  • 9 As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Armies, in the city of our God—God establishes her forever. Selah.

  • 69%

    7 You destroy those who speak lies; the LORD detests the violent and deceitful.

  • 10 With all my heart I seek You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

  • 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

  • 9 'Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth and sought refuge in his destructive ways.'

  • 25 Please, Lord, save us now! Please, Lord, grant us success.

  • 2 O God, you are my God; I earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

  • 9 But you, LORD, laugh at them; you mock all the nations.

  • 1 Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God; it is pleasant, and praise is fitting.

  • 21 Blessed be the LORD from Zion, He who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

  • 9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, the Most High, your dwelling place,

  • 54 Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

  • Ps 84:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.

    10 Behold our shield, O God, and look with favor upon Your anointed.

  • 45 I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.

  • 6 Blessed be the LORD, for he has heard the voice of my supplications.

  • 1 I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my pleas for mercy.

  • 5 That I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, rejoice in the joy of Your nation, and glory with Your inheritance.

  • 11 Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually.

  • 1 For the director of music, according to Gittith. A psalm of the sons of Korah.

  • 28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works.

  • 13 For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:

  • 1 Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to Your name, give glory because of Your steadfast love and faithfulness.

  • 4 Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His presence continually.

  • 4 Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young—at Your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God.

  • 21 But You, Lord my God, act on my behalf for the sake of Your name; because Your steadfast love is good, deliver me.

  • 58 I seek Your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your word.