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NASB | Psalm 122:6 ¶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Psalm 122:6 ¶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you [holy city]. |
Bible Question: Please comment of the implications of this command to "pray for the peace of Jersualem"? Is this different from praying for world peace? Are they related? |
Bible Answer: This is an interesting one to think about. The reason I say that is because if you take it for what the verse says, it's talking about Jerusalem. If you look at why the Psalmist is praying for Jerusalem, it's because it is the House of the Lord. The Holy City. So is David asking to pray for a city in general? That's not what I get. It seems David is saying to pray for the peace of the House of the Lord. After defeating the Jebusites, David declared it (Jerusalem) the capital of Israel. This is the place where Solomon, the son of David, built the first Jewish Temple (as David was not allowed to build the Temple of the Lord) Now, I'll tell you right now that I've come to believe Jerusalem to be the center of worship for Israel in the time of David, because of the scriptures I've read. With that said, then what David is praying for is peace in the place we worship God. If we look at it in our days, it is the Churches. We can see the battles (even lately) the Church has had to survive. Now lately the church has had it's freedom in the U.S. (not so much everywhere, so there still are battles) but even in the U.S. we are battling to continue practicing our beliefs with the latest rage of political correctness. So to put it short, we should pray for the Church. The Body of Christ. The christians and congregations uniting to worship, teach, and learn about God. But this is just one mans thought. So God Bless you. Hopefully I brought a good perspective for you to consider and it brought some enlightment of this verse. |