Psalm 122:9 {121:9}
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Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have sought good things for thee.

the house

Psalm 26:8 I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house; and the place where thy glory dwelleth.

Psalm 69:9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up: and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

Psalm 84:1,2,10 Unto the end, for the winepresses, a psalm for the sons of Core. [2] How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! . . .

1 Chronicles 29:3 Now over and above the things which I have offered into the house of my God I give of my own proper goods, gold and silver for the temple of my God, beside what things I have prepared for the holy house.

John 2:17 And his disciples remembered, that it was written: The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up.

I will seek

Psalm 102:13,14 Thou shalt arise and have mercy on Sion: for it is time to have mercy on it, for the time is come. . . .

Psalm 137:5,6 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten. . . .

Nehemiah 2:10 And Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobias the servant, the Ammonite, heard it, and it grieved them exceedingly, that a man was come, who sought the prosperity of the children of Israel.

Nehemiah 13:14 Remember me, O my God, for this thing, and wipe not out my kindnesses, which I have done relating to the house of my God and his ceremonies.

Context
Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem
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
Nehemiah 2:10
And Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobias the servant, the Ammonite, heard it, and it grieved them exceedingly, that a man was come, who sought the prosperity of the children of Israel.

Esther 10:3
And how Mardochai of the race of the Jews, was next after king Assuerus: and great among the Jews, and acceptable to the people of his brethren, seeking the good of his people, and speaking those things which were for the welfare of his seed.

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

of the house
בֵּית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

of the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

our God,
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

I will seek
אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה (’ă·ḇaq·šāh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after

your prosperity.
ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good


Additional Translations
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good.

For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.

Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought thy good.

Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.

For the sake of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

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

For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good. A Song of Ascents.

For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God, I seek good for thee!
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