Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 122:6

God has connected giving and receiving, scattering and increasing, sowing and reaping, praying and prospering.

1. What we must do if we would prosper —"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem." a) Comprehensively: "Peace" —spiritual, social, ecclesiastical, national. b) Supremely: "Prefer Jerusalem above, "etc. c) Practically: "Let peace rule in your hearts." "Seek peace and pursue it."

2. What we shall gain if we pray thus —"Prosperity." a) Temporal prosperity may thus come. God turned again the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends. b) Spiritual prosperity shall thus come. Affairs of soul —holy exercises and services. c) Numerical prosperity will thus come. "Increased with men as a flock." W. J.

Verses 6-9.

1. The blessings desired for the church. a) Peace. b) Prosperity. Notice the order and connection of these two.

2. The way to secure them. a) Prayer: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem." b) Delight in the service of God: "I was glad, "etc. c) Practical effort: "I will seek thy good."

3. Reasons for seeking them. a) For our own sake: "They shall prosper," etc. b) For our companions' sake. c) For the sake of the "house of the Lord." F. J. B.