Psalms 122:9

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For the sake of the temple of the LORD our God I will pray for you to prosper.

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Referenced Verses

  • Neh 2:10 : 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard all this, they were very displeased that someone had come to seek benefit for the Israelites.
  • Neh 13:14 : 14 Please remember me for this, O my God, and do not wipe out the kindness that I have done for the temple of my God and for its services!
  • Esth 10:3 : 3 Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus. He was the highest-ranking Jew, and he was admired by his numerous relatives. He worked enthusiastically for the good of his people and was an advocate for the welfare of all his descendants.
  • Ps 26:8 : 8 O LORD, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.
  • Ps 69:9 : 9 Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.
  • Ps 84:1-2 : 1 For the music director; according to the gittith style; written by the Korahites, a psalm. How lovely is the place where you live, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies! 2 I desperately want to be in the courts of the LORD’s temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God.
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.
  • Ps 102:13-14 : 13 You will rise up and have compassion on Zion. For it is time to have mercy on her, for the appointed time has come. 14 Indeed, your servants take delight in her stones, and feel compassion for the dust of her ruins.
  • 1 Chr 29:3 : 3 Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple.
  • John 2:17 : 17 His disciples remembered that it was written,“Zeal for your house will devour me.”
  • Ps 137:5-6 : 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand be crippled! 6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 122:6-8
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    74%

    6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love her prosper!

    7May there be peace inside your defenses, and prosperity inside your fortresses!

    8For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I will say,“May there be peace in you!”

  • Ps 122:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1A song of ascents, by David. I was glad because they said to me,“We will go to the LORD’s temple.”

    2Our feet are standing inside your gates, O Jerusalem.

  • Ps 26:8
    73%

    8O LORD, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.

  • Ps 23:6
    73%

    6Surely your goodness and faithfulness will pursue me all my days, and I will live in the LORD’s house for the rest of my life.

  • Ps 123:1
    73%

    1A song of ascents. I look up toward you, the one enthroned in heaven.

  • Ps 116:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD before all his people,

    19in the courts of the LORD’s temple, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

  • Ps 27:4
    72%

    4I have asked the LORD for one thing– this is what I desire! I want to live in the LORD’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the LORD and contemplate in his temple.

  • Ps 27:8
    72%

    8My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O LORD.

  • Ps 119:176
    71%

    176I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.

  • Ps 121:1
    71%

    1A song of ascents. I look up toward the hills. From where does my help come?

  • Ps 138:2
    71%

    2I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have exalted your promise above the entire sky.

  • Ps 135:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2who serve in the LORD’s temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.

    3Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good! Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant!

  • Ps 132:5
    71%

    5until I find a place for the LORD, a fine dwelling place for the Powerful One of Jacob.”

  • Ps 121:8
    70%

    8The LORD will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.

  • Ps 119:123
    70%

    123My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.

  • Ps 33:22
    70%

    22May we experience your faithfulness, O LORD, for we wait for you.

  • Ps 116:12
    70%

    12How can I repay the LORD for all his acts of kindness to me?

  • Ps 16:1
    70%

    1A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

  • Ps 48:9
    69%

    9We reflect on your loyal love, O God, within your temple.

  • Ps 5:7
    69%

    7But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

  • Ps 119:10
    69%

    10With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

  • Ps 124:8
    69%

    8Our deliverer is the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth.

  • Ps 52:9
    69%

    9I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good.

  • Ps 118:25
    69%

    25Please LORD, deliver! Please LORD, grant us success!

  • Ps 63:2
    69%

    2Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.

  • Ps 59:9
    69%

    9You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.

  • Ps 147:1
    69%

    1Praise the LORD, for it is good to sing praises to our God! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate!

  • Ps 135:21
    69%

    21The LORD deserves praise in Zion– he who dwells in Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!

  • Ps 91:9
    69%

    9For you have taken refuge in the LORD, my shelter, the Most High.

  • Ps 119:54
    69%

    54Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.

  • Ps 84:9-10
    2 verses
    69%

    9O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king!

    10Certainly spending just one day in your temple courts is better than spending a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the entrance to the temple of my God than live in the tents of the wicked.

  • Ps 119:45
    69%

    45I will be secure, for I seek your precepts.

  • Ps 28:6
    69%

    6The LORD deserves praise, for he has heard my plea for mercy!

  • Ps 116:1
    69%

    1I love the LORD because he heard my plea for mercy,

  • Ps 106:5
    69%

    5so I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, rejoice along with your nation, and boast along with the people who belong to you.

  • 1 Chr 16:11
    69%

    11Seek the LORD and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually!

  • Ps 84:1
    69%

    1For the music director; according to the gittith style; written by the Korahites, a psalm. How lovely is the place where you live, O LORD of Heaven’s Armies!

  • Ps 73:28
    69%

    28But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.

  • Ps 132:13
    68%

    13Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.

  • Ps 115:1
    68%

    1Not to us, O LORD, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.

  • Ps 105:4
    68%

    4Seek the LORD and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually!

  • Ps 84:4
    68%

    4How blessed are those who live in your temple and praise you continually!(Selah)

  • Ps 109:21
    68%

    21O sovereign LORD, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!

  • Ps 119:58
    68%

    58I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised!