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Ask forשַׁאֲלוּthe peaceשְׁלוֹםof Jerusalem:יְרוּשָׁלִָםmay those who love youאֹהֲבָיִךְbe tranquil;יִשְׁלָיוּ
Psalms 122:6
Study it in the app“Ask for the peace of Jerusalem: may those who love you be tranquil;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 122:6, word by word
- Ask forשַׁאֲלוּshaalu
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “shaalu” appears- the peaceשְׁלוֹםshelom
peace
Living without war or quarrels, in harmony.
Where else “shelom” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- may those who love youאֹהֲבָיִohavayi
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohavayi” appears- be tranquilיִשְׁלָיוּyishlayu
be at ease, prosper
To be at ease, secure and without worry; sometimes, to prosper.
Where else “yishlayu” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
5For there thrones were set for judgment, thrones for the house of David.
6 · This verse (above)
7may there be peace within your wall, tranquility within your palaces.