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Psalms 120:6
6Too long my soul has had its dwelling With those who hate peace.
Psalms 120:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
- New International Version (NIV)Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My soul has dwelt too long With one who hates peace.
Context of Psalms 120:6
4Sharp arrows of the warrior, With the burning coals of the broom tree. 5Woe to me, for I sojourn in Meshech, and I live among the tents of Kedar [among hostile people]! Too long my soul has had its dwelling With those who hate peace. 7I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.
Read all of Psalms 120Psalms 120:6 word by word
רַ֭בַּת שָֽׁכְנָה־לָּ֣הּ נַפְשִׁ֑י עִ֝֗ם שׂוֹנֵ֥א שָׁלֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 120:6
- Psalms 57:4My life is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe out fire— The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
- 1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a wayward, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse [over me] to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?
- Ezekiel 2:6And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words; though briars and thorns are all around you and you sit among scorpions, neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
- Matthew 10:16“Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda].
Commentaries on Psalms 120:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace - A restless, barbarous, warlike, and marauding people.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace - This trouble is no new thing. It has been long continued, and has become intolerable. Who this was that thus gave him trouble is, of course, now unknown. It is only necessary to remark that there can scarcely be any source of trouble more bitter than that of sustaining such relations to others either in business, or in office, or by family-ties - whether by marriage or by blood - in school, in college…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-7Verses 5-7 It is very grievous to a good man, to be cast into, and kept in the company of the wicked, from whom he hopes to be for ever separated. See here the character of a good man; he is for living peaceably with all men. And let us follow David as he prefigured Christ; in our distress let us cry unto the Lord, and he will hear us. Let us follow after peace and holiness, striving to overcome evil with good.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7peace: See Psalms 37:11; 122:6–9; 125:5; 128:6.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. While those who surrounded him were maliciously hostile, he was disposed to peace. This Psalm may well begin such a series as this, as a contrast to the promised joys of God's worship.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 120
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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