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Psalm 122:8

For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”

6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
7Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
8For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
9For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good.
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Notice

Brothers and companions are the reason given for seeking Jerusalem’s peace, making the welfare of a whole city personal through the people who belong there.

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Connect

Where else Scripture says this

7 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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1 Samuel 25:6Tell him, ‘Long life to you! Peace be to you! Peace be to your house! Peace be to all that you have!Both passages speak a wish for peace that reaches beyond one person to the place and people around them.
Philippians 2:2–5make my joy full by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;The psalm seeks peace for companions’ sake, while Philippians seeks shared love and agreement among believers.
Psalm 42:4These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a …Both psalms connect concern for companions with worship at God’s house, though Psalm 42 remembers a gathering now missed.
Psalm 16:3As for the saints who are on the earth, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.Psalm 16 expresses delight in the saints; Psalm 122 expresses care for brothers and companions through a wish for peace.
Psalm 119:63I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.Both speakers name bonds of companionship, with Psalm 119 identifying friends as those who fear God and observe his precepts.
James 3:13–18Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.The shared thread is modest: the psalm expresses care through words of peace, while James commends deeds done in gentleness.
Ephesians 4:4–6There is one body and one Spirit, even as you also were called in one hope of your calling,Both texts speak of belonging with others: the psalm names brothers and companions, while Ephesians names one body and one hope.
One step

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Pray for peace where one church friend lives

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Encouragement

Your concern for a friend has a place in prayer for a whole community. Here, the speaker seeks Jerusalem’s peace for the sake of people held dear.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).