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7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
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Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
God is known in her palaces for a refuge.
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-9)Here, I. David calls upon others to which well to Jerusalem, Ps. 122:6 , 7 . Pray for the peace of Jerusalem , for the welfare of it, for all good to it, particularly for the uniting of the inhabitants among themselves and their preservation from the incursions of enemies. This we may truly desire, that in the peace thereof we may have peace; and this we must earnestly pray for, for it is the gift…
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