Psalm 120 Commentary
Ungodly Neighborhood Saddens The Saint
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KEY THOUGHT: Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! [Psalm 120:5 NKJV]
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Psalm 120 NKJV
Plea for Relief from Bitter Foes
A Song of Ascents.
120 In my distress I cried to the Lord,
And He heard me.
2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips
And from a deceitful tongue.
3 What shall be given to you,
Or what shall be done to you,
You false tongue?
4 Sharp arrows of the [a]warrior,
With coals of the broom tree!
5 Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech,
That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
6 My soul has dwelt too long
With one who hates peace.
7 I am for peace;
But when I speak, they are for war.
Footnotes
a. Psalm 120:4 mighty one
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Psalm 120 Commentary
In just 7 short verses, Psalm 120 comes to a close. It feels like a cheat, having come from Psalm 119, which is the longest chapter in the entire holy script!
Verse 1. The distressed psalmist cries out to the LORD. Are there hints in this chapter to help us understand the cause of the distress?
Then he claims that the LORD has answered him. Is there evidence in these lines to help us know the color and shape of the answer?
The psalmist’s problem is with the deception around him – the fact that he lives in a world of deception.
It should distress the saint that they live in a world designed to function on deception. Deception is the fuel that drives the world’s economy.
How does the saint navigate his way without this fuel? The psalmist hasn’t exactly asked this question, but we do. However, his question is similar.
What happens when an individual thrives on this fuel?
While the saint is happy that one day deception will be wiped out, he is worried about his own possible involvement in the deception. I have possibly taken a liking to this meal. I have possibly ridden on deception to climb out of the pit. I have possibly sinned exactly like the ungodly who are on hell’s waiting list.
The saint can expand his understanding by looking deep into the scripture. In the Garden of peace and tranquility, it is the deception that initiated the fall. From then onwards, the world has thrived on deception.
Then the psalm ends with words that remind the saint of his own daily battle. It is a tired statement. The tone is low. You feel like praying for strength. When you shout ‘peace’, 10 neighbors respond in unison, “War, war, and more war”. He hates this neighborhood!
This psalm leaves the saint feeling like it is not yet done. But the saint is happy that the holy script hasn’t ended with this psalm. The Book of Revelation completes the saint’s story.
The saint can look forward to a day when deception will be wiped out. And the saint can once again live in the presence of the Immortal God, as in the Garden of peace and tranquility. Meshech and Kedar will be long-gone neighborhoods!
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