Psalms Chapter 122 verse 9 Holy Bible
For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good. Psalm 123 A Song of Ascents.
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Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will be working for your good.
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Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.
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Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
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For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.
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For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God, I seek good for thee!
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. The tabernacle set up by David in Jerusalem is called "the house of the Lord" in Psalm 5:7; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 52:8; and Psalm 55:14. God "dwelt there," as he dwelt in the tabernacle of Moses in the wilderness (Exodus 40:34, 35) and in the temple of Solomon subsequently (2 Chronicles 5:13, 14). The good of Jerusalem was to be sought for two reasons: (1) because God's people were there; and (2) because God's house was there (see Calvin, ad loc.). . . .
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) Because . . .--Now for the first time the religious motive of the pilgrimage appears, rendered all the more emphatic by being kept for the concluding verse.