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Psalms 120

I call on the Lord in my distress

A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.a 2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue. 3What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?

4Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree! 5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar! 6Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.

7I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.b

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Psalm 120 opens the Songs of Ascents, a collection of fifteen psalms (120–134) sung by pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem for the feasts. This first song is a lament from a believer living among hostile, deceitful people in a foreign land—likely a picture of exile or sojourning. The

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References· Psalms 120

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v.1 — Psalms 18:6, Jonah 2:2, Psalms 118:5, Hebrews 5:7, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 130:1, Psalms 107:13, Psalms 131:1, Isaiah 37:3-4, Luke 22:44
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v.7 — Matthew 5:9, Psalms 109:4, Hebrews 12:14, Psalms 34:14, Romans 12:18, Psalms 35:20, Ephesians 2:14-17, 1 Samuel 24:9-11, 1 Samuel 26:2-4, Psalms 55:20

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