Psalms 120:1
In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 120 connects to 10 cross-references. 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 …
Other Translations
In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
A Song of the Ascents. Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me.
In my trouble my cry went up to the Lord, and he gave me an answer.
Cross References
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his …
Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was …
I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication.
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in …
Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.