King James Version
Psalms 122:9 in the King James Version says “Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 122 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.”
Psalms 122:9 · KJV
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
“Because of the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“our God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“I will seek”
H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
“thy good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
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