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Psalms 120:7
7I am for peace; But when I speak, they are for war.
Psalms 120:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
- New International Version (NIV)I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!
- New Living Translation (NLT)I search for peace; but when I speak of peace, they want war!
Context of Psalms 120:7
5Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar! 6My soul has dwelt too long With one who hates peace. I am for peace; But when I speak, they are for war.
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אֲֽנִי־שָׁ֭לוֹם וְכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר הֵ֝֗מָּה לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 120:7
- Psalms 34:14Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
- Psalms 35:20For they do not speak peace, But they devise deceitful matters Against the quiet ones in the land.
- Psalms 55:20He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant.
- 2 Samuel 20:19I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?”
- Matthew 5:9Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
- Romans 12:18If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.
- Ephesians 2:14For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,
- Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:
- 1 Samuel 24:9And David said to Saul: “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Indeed David seeks your harm’?
- 1 Samuel 26:2Then Saul arose and went down to the Wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the Wilderness of Ziph.
Commentaries on Psalms 120:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7I am for peace - We love to be quiet and peaceable; but they are continually engaged in excursions of rapine and plunder. It is evident that the psalmist refers to a people like the Scenitae or wandering Arabs, who live constantly in tents, and subsist by robbery; plundering and carrying away all that they can seize. The poor captives wished them to cultivate the arts of peace, and live quietly; but they would hear of nothing but their old manner of life.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I am for peace - Margin, “A man of peace.” Literally, “I (am) peace.” It is my nature. I desire to live in peace. I strive to do so. I do nothing to provoke a quarrel. I would do anything which would be right to pacify others. I would make any sacrifices, yield to any, demands, consent to any arrangements which would promise peace. But when I speak - When I say anything on the subject, when I propose any new arrangements, when I suggest any changes, when…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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