Psalms 120:1
In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.
Study Guide
Psalms 120
סקירה כללית
The first of fifteen Songs of Ascent (Psalms 120-134) likely used by pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. This lament cries to the Lord from Meshech and Kedar — symbols of hostile foreign lands — about lying lips and deceitful tongues. The psalmist is for peace but his adversaries are for war.
Key Verses
Psalms 120:2
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Psalms 120:5
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Psalms 120:7
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Full Text
1 In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.
2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.