Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem ] µwl shalom signifies both peace and prosperity. Let her unanimity never be disturbed; let her prosperity ever be on the increase! They shall prosper that love thee. - In the peace and prosperity of the city, they shall find their peace and their prosperity; and even on this ground they should love the city, and labour to promote its best interests.
There is a remarkable alliteration in this verse, the letter shin frequently recurring.
ūybha wyly µlwry µwl wla Shaalu shelom yerushalam yishlayu ohabeycha.
"Ask ye the prosperity of Jerusalem; they shall be quiet that love thee." There are remarkable specimens of similar alliteration to be found in all poets, ancient and modern. This formed the chief feature of our ancient poetry. Thus in Peter the plouphman: - "In a somers seysoun whan sete was the sonne I schoop me in a shrowde as I a sheep were." And the same manner often appears, even in Milton himself. See the II Penseroso: - "Oft, on a plat of rising ground, I hear the far-off curfew sound Over some wide-watered shore, Swinging slow with sullen roar."
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 6-9 - Those who can do nothing else for the peace of Jerusalem, may pray for it. Let us consider all who seek the glory of the Redeemer, as ou brethren and fellow-travellers, without regarding differences which d not affect our eternal welfare. Blessed Spirit of peace and love, wh didst dwell in the soul of the holy Jesus, descend into his church, an fill those who compose it with his heavenly tempers; cause bitte contentions to cease, and make us to be of one mind. Love of the brethren and love to God, ought to stir us up to seek to be like the Lord Jesus in fervent prayer and unwearied labour, for the salvation of men, and the Divine glory _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew שׁאלו7592 שׁלום7965 ירושׁלם3389 ישׁליו7951 אהביך׃157
