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Psalm 122

Psa. 122:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Because of the house
bayith (Hebrew #1004)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV usage: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
Pronounce: bah'-yith
Origin: probably from 1129 abbreviated
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
our God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
I will seek
baqash (Hebrew #1245)
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
KJV usage: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
Pronounce: baw-kash'
Origin: a primitive root
e thy good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
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Neh. 2:10• 10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. (Neh. 2:10)

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Ministry on This Verse

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the house.
Psa. 26:8• 8Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth. (Psa. 26:8)
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Psa. 69:9• 9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. (Psa. 69:9)
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Psa. 84:1‑2,10• 1<<To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
 2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
 10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. (Psa. 84:1‑2,10)
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1 Chron. 29:3• 3Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, (1 Chron. 29:3)
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John 2:17• 17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. (John 2:17)
I will seek.
Psa. 102:13‑14• 13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come.
 14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof. (Psa. 102:13‑14)
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Psa. 137:5‑6• 5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
 6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. (Psa. 137:5‑6)
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Neh. 2:10• 10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. (Neh. 2:10)
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Neh. 13:14• 14Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof. (Neh. 13:14)
• Finally the highest motive for his prayer is the good of the house of the Lord. (“Psalms 122” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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