Psalms 120:5

KJV

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

— Psalms 120:5, King James Version
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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 …

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Other Translations

ASV

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

YLT

Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.

BBE

Sorrow is mine because I am strange in Meshech, and living in the tents of Kedar.

Cross References