Psalms 122:8

122:7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

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For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”

For my brethren and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.

For my brothers and companions’ sakes, I will now say, Peace be within you.

122:9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

What does Psalms 122:8 mean?

Psalms 122:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָח (ʼâch), רֵעַ (rêaʻ), דָבַר (dâbar).

Hebrew interlinear

For

brethrenאָחʼâch/awkh/H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))

and

companions'רֵעַrêaʻ/ray'-ah/H7453an associate (more or less close)

sakes,

will

now

say,דָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue

Peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôwm/shaw-lome'/H7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace

within

thee.

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Peace Psalms

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 122:8.

Exodus 18:7

And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. welfare: Heb. peace

Genesis 24:15

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

Genesis 26:31

And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

Genesis 27:6

And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 122:8 say?

Psalms 122:8 (King James Version) reads: "For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee."

Is Psalms 122:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 122:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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