Psalm 122:8
For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, "Peace be within you."
Sermons
The Religious Value of the Patriotic SpiritR. Tuck Psalm 122:8
A Pious PatriotHomilistPsalm 122:1-9
Gladness About WorshipU. R. Thomas.Psalm 122:1-9
Gladness in the Prospect of Divine WorshipS. Martin, M. A.Psalm 122:1-9
Gladness of God's HouseJ. G. Butler.Psalm 122:1-9
Happiness and WorshipR. Sinclair.Psalm 122:1-9
Inducements to Public WorshipJ. F. Haynes, LL. D.Psalm 122:1-9
Jerusalem a Type of the ChurchS. Conway Psalm 122:1-9
The Christian's Pleasure At Being Invited to God's HouseH. Melvill, B. D.Psalm 122:1-9
The Communion of SaintsW. S. Lewis, M. A.Psalm 122:1-9
The Good Man's Joy in the Engagements of the SanctuaryR. S. McAll, LL. D.Psalm 122:1-9
WorshipC. Short Psalm 122:1-9
A Eulogy of the ChurchC. M. Griffin, D. D.Psalm 122:6-9
Love to the Church of GodSketches of Four Hundred SermonsPsalm 122:6-9
On the Love of Our CountryH. Blair, D. D.Psalm 122:6-9
On the Love of Our CountryA. Stirling, LL. D.Psalm 122:6-9
On the Love of Our CountryA. Donnan.Psalm 122:6-9
Pray for the Peace of JerusalemJ. Summerfield, M. A.Psalm 122:6-9
Prayer for the Peace of the ChurchJohn McKay.Psalm 122:6-9
Prayer for the Peace of ZionA. Maclaren, D. D.Psalm 122:6-9
Prayer for the Prosperity of the Church EncouragedR. Hall, M. A.Psalm 122:6-9
The Duty of Praying for the Peace of the ChurchT. Boston, D. D.Psalm 122:6-9
The Good of the ChurchW. Herren.Psalm 122:6-9
The Prosperity of the ChurchJ. S. Elliott.Psalm 122:6-9
The Peace and Prosperity of JerusalemJohn Currie, D. D.Psalm 122:7-8














For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will wish thee prosperity. This may be the expression of a pilgrim on leaving Jerusalem to return to his home. The love of the psalmist for his country was patriotism. Perowne says, "The last four verses of the psalm breathe a spirit of the noblest, most unselfish, patriotism. Not for his own sake, but for the sake of his brethren - the people at large - and for the sake of his God, his temple, and his service, he wishes peace to Jerusalem, and calls upon others to wish her peace. With love to Israel and love to Jehovah there is naturally united a warm affection for Jerusalem, a hearty interest in her welfare.

I. THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT IS KIN WITH THE RELIGIOUS. The moral value of both is the same, and it lies in taking a man out beyond himself, and interesting him in something other than himself. The patriotic spirit interests him in other people, the religious spirit interests him in God. They are also alike in their power to arouse and culture emotion, and to inspire self-denying acts.

II. THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT NOURISHES THE RELIGIOUS. According to the principle laid down by St. John, "If a man love not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" It is a delusion that religion claims isolation; it is both expressed and nourished through the temporal. Religion separated from life and its common claims and obligations is but weak and deluding sentiment. Patriotic Moses is pious Moses. The separation of Christian men from political, civil, and social interests is entirely a sectarian delusion. The noblest and the healthiest Christian lives have always been, and are always sure to be, in the truest sense patriotic.

III. THE PATRIOTIC SPIRIT QUALIFIES THE RELIGIOUS. For while it is quite true that man is not all body and human relations, it is also quite true that he is not all soul and soul-relations. The religious side of man's nature can be exaggerated, and often is. The unworldly may become a snare as well as the worldly. It is helpful to qualify the heavenly by the duties of the earthly. - R.T.

Peace be within thy walls.
The leading elements which constitute a prosperous Church are —

I. PURITY OF DOCTRINE. It is fashionable to sneer at doctrine, to talk flippantly about "gnawing at the dry bones of doctrine," to endorse the sentiment of the poet who would hand over doctrine to bigots to fight about and would be satisfied with "the right life." There is a fallacy here. How can we tell what the right life is if we do not learn it from doctrine? As believers in the fact of a revelation, and that the Bible contains that revelation, we maintain that the man "whose life is in the right" is a man who knows what the doctrine of God's Word is concerning right living.

II. SPIRITUALITY. True religion is a life as well as a belief, a life founded upon a belief, but always a life. That life is produced by the Holy Spirit, who takes the things which are Christ's, and shows them unto us. True religion has to do with the spirit of man. It cleanses the fountain, and the streams which issue therefrom are pure. The man who has spirituality is a man of religious principle. He is the same whatever he does and wherever he goes. He is the same in politics as in ecclesiastics. He is a Christian in buying and in selling, a Christian at home and abroad, on land and on sea.

III. BROTHERLY LOVE. The Church is a family, the Head of which is Christ. The same spirit that is found in the Head is also found in the members of the family. Now, just as the members of a family love one another because of their blood-tie — relationship — so the members of the household of faith should recognize and exemplify their oneness in Christ. A minister was once asked what he thought of the doctrine of the mutual recognition of the saints in heaven. He replied, "I am much more concerned about the duty of my people to recognize one another here upon earth." The reply was caustic, but perhaps it was needed. Christians should love one another. They have the same Saviour and the same Spirit, and they travel the same journey. Alike they have encouragements and discouragements, conflicts and victories, duties and trials, and at last they shall be received into one everlasting home.

IV. EARNEST WORK. By exercise muscle is developed and the whole system is maintained in a state of vigour. Persons engaged in mental or sedentary employments cannot with impunity disregard this law of health. Just so is it in the domain of the spiritual. Exercise is necessary for spiritual development and spiritual strength. Here is another view: God has made Christian work imperative. He is pleased to employ His people in saying to them, "Go, work in My vineyard." As among them there is a great variety of talent, so in the vineyard there are many kinds of work. Every gift, no matter how humble, can find a field for exercise.

(John Currie, D. D.)

People
David, Psalmist
Places
Jerusalem
Topics
Brethren, Brothers, Companions, Friends, Peace, Sake, Sakes, Speak, Within
Outline
1. David professes his joy for the church
6. And prays for the peace thereof

Dictionary of Bible Themes
Psalm 122:1-9

     1680   types

Psalm 122:6-8

     6703   peace, divine OT

Psalm 122:6-9

     5542   society, positive

Library
August the Eighteenth the Church of the Firstborn
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem." --PSALM cxxii. And my Jerusalem is "the church of the living God." Do I carry her on my heart? Do I praise God for her heritage, and for her endowment of spiritual glory? And do I remember her perils, especially those parts of her walls where the defences are very thin, and can be easily broken through? Yes, has my Church any place in my prayer, or am I robbing her of part of her intended possessions? And is the entire Jerusalem the subject of my supplication?
John Henry Jowett—My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year

Religious Patriotism.
"Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in itself. . . . O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes I will wish thee prosperity. Yea, because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek to do thee good."--PSALM cxxii. 3, 6-9. As we draw near to the end of our summer term, when so many are about to take leave of their school life, there is sure to rise up in
John Percival—Sermons at Rugby

For the Peace and Prosperity of the Church. --Ps. cxxii.
For the Peace and Prosperity of the Church.--Ps. cxxii. Glad was my heart to hear My old companions say, Come,--in the House of God appear, For 'tis an holy day. Our willing feet shall stand Within the temple-door, While young and old in many a band Shall throng the sacred floor. Thither the tribes repair, Where all are wont to meet, And joyful in the House of Prayer Bend at the Mercy-seat. Pray for Jerusalem, The city of our God; The Lord from Heaven be kind to them That love the dear abode.
James Montgomery—Sacred Poems and Hymns

Ps. cxxii. 7-9.
Ps. cxxii. 7-9. God in his temple let us meet: Low on our knees before Him bend, Here hath He fix'd his Mercy-seat, Here on his worship we attend. Arise into thy resting-place, Thou, and thine ark of strength, O Lord! Shine through the veil, we seek Thy face; Speak, for we hearken to Thy word. With righteousness Thy priests array; Joyful Thy chosen people be; Let those who teach, and hear, and pray, Let all be Holiness to Thee!
James Montgomery—Sacred Poems and Hymns

O 'twas a Joyful Sound to Hear
[1178]Mt. Sion: Horatio Parker, 1888 Psalm 122 Tate and Brady, 1698 DOXOLOGY O 'twas a joyful sound to hear Our tribes devoutly say, Up, Israel! to the temple haste, And keep your festal day. At Salem's courts we must appear, With our assembled powers, In strong and beauteous order ranged, Like her united towers. O ever pray for Salem's peace; For they shall prosperous be, Thou holy city of our God, Who bear true love to thee. May peace within thy sacred walls A constant guest be found; With
Various—The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA

Of Four Things which Bring Great Peace
"My Son, now will I teach thee the way of peace and of true liberty." 2. Do, O my Lord, as Thou sayest, for this is pleasing unto me to hear. 3. "Strive, My Son, to do another's will rather than thine own. Choose always to have less rather than more. Seek always after the lowest place, and to be subject to all. Wish always and pray that the will of God be fulfilled in thee. Behold, such a man as this entereth into the inheritance of peace and quietness." 4. O my Lord, this Thy short discourse
Thomas A Kempis—Imitation of Christ

Beginning at Jerusalem
The whole verse runs thus: "And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." The words were spoken by Christ, after he rose from the dead, and they are here rehearsed after an historical manner, but do contain in them a formal commission, with a special clause therein. The commission is, as you see, for the preaching of the gospel, and is very distinctly inserted in the holy record by Matthew and Mark. "Go teach all nations,"
John Bunyan—Jerusalem Sinner Saved

There is a Blessedness in Reversion
Blessed are the poor in spirit. Matthew 5:3 Having done with the occasion, I come now to the sermon itself. Blessed are the poor in spirit'. Christ does not begin his Sermon on the Mount as the Law was delivered on the mount, with commands and threatenings, the trumpet sounding, the fire flaming, the earth quaking, and the hearts of the Israelites too for fear; but our Saviour (whose lips dropped as the honeycomb') begins with promises and blessings. So sweet and ravishing was the doctrine of this
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12

Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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