Psalms 122:9

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

Verse	KJV	BSB	ASV
9	Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.	For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.	For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.

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English	Hebrew	Say it	Strong's	Meaning
for [the] sake of	לְ֭מַעַן	LE-ma-'an	H4616	because מַ֫עַן (ma.an) 1) purpose, intent prep 1a) for the sake of 1b) in view of, on account of 1c) for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to conj 1d) to the end that
[the] house of	בֵּית־	beit-	H1004Q	No entry
Yahweh	יְהוָ֣ה	YAH-weh	H3068G	Lord אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
God our	אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ	'e-lo-HEI-nu	H0430G	God אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
I will seek	אֲבַקְשָׁ֖ה	'a-vak-SHAH	H1245	to seek בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought
good	ט֣וֹב	Tov	H2896B	good טוֹב (tov) 1) a good thing, benefit, welfare 1a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 1b) good things (collective) 1c) good, benefit 1d) moral good

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