Psalm 122:8 {121:8}
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For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee.

Psalm 16:3 To the saints, who are in his land, he hath made wonderful all my desires in them.

Psalm 42:4 These things I remembered, and poured out my soul in me: for I shall go over into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even to the house of God: With the voice of joy and praise; the noise of one feasting.

Psalm 119:63 I am a partaker with all them that fear thee, and that keep thy commandments.

Ephesians 4:4-6 One body and one Spirit: as you are called in one hope of your calling. . . .

Philippians 2:2-5 Fulfil ye my joy, that you be of one mind, having the same charity, being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment. . . .

James 3:13-18 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge, among you? Let him shew, by a good contestation, his work in the meekness of wisdom. . . .

Context
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
7Let peace be in thy strength: and abundance in thy towers. 8For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, I spoke peace of thee.9Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.…
Cross References
Matthew 10:12
And when you come into the house, salute it, saying: Peace be to this house.

John 20:19
Now when it was late the same day, the first of the week, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were gathered together, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst and said to them: Peace be to you.

1 Samuel 25:6
And you shall say: Peace be to my brethren, and to thee, and peace to thy house, and peace to all that thou hast.

Psalm 133:1
A gradual canticle of David. Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity:

Lexicon
For the sake
לְ֭מַעַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4616: Purpose -- intent

of my brothers
אַחַ֣י (’a·ḥay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 251: A brother, )

and friends,
וְרֵעָ֑י (wə·rê·‘āy)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

I will say,
אֲדַבְּרָה־ (’ă·ḏab·bə·rāh-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

“Peace
שָׁל֣וֹם (šā·lō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

[be] within you.”
בָּֽךְ׃ (bāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”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 the sake of my brethren and my neighbours, I have indeed spoken peace concerning thee.

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

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

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

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

For the sake of my brethren and my companions, Let me speak, I pray thee, 'Peace be in thee.'
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