Psalms
Psalm 122:6–7
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you prosper.a
7May there be peace within your walls,
and prosperityb inside your fortresses.”
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 122:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pray | שַׁ֭אֲלוּ | ša·ʾă·lû | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7592 ask, inquire |
| for the peace | שְׁל֣וֹם | šə·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| May those who love you | אֹהֲבָֽיִךְ׃ | ’ō·hă·ḇā·yiḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H157 love |
| prosper | יִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּ | yiš·lā·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7951 be quiet, at ease |
Psalm 122:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May there be | יְהִֽי־ | yə·hî- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| peace | שָׁל֥וֹם | šā·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| within your walls | בְּחֵילֵ֑ךְ | bə·ḥê·lêḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H2426 rampart, fortress |
| prosperity | שַׁ֝לְוָ֗ה | šal·wāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7962 quietness, ease |
| inside your fortresses | בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃ | bə·’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯā·yiḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H759 citadel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 122:6 Psalm 51:18 · Genesis 12:3 · Jeremiah 29:7 · Psalm 137:6–7 · Numbers 24:9 · Jeremiah 51:50 · 1 John 3:14 · 2 Thessalonians 3:16 · Ephesians 4:3 · John 17:21
Psalm 122:7 John 14:27 · Isaiah 54:13 · James 3:18 · Psalm 48:3 · Psalm 48:13 · Isaiah 9:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.