Psalms 120:1
A Song of the going up. In my trouble my cry went up to the Lord, and he gave me an answer.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
In Context
2O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:27My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request:
Psalms 30:7\30:6\When things went well for me I said, I will never be moved.
Psalms 50:23Whoever makes an offering of praise gives glory to me; and to him who is upright in his ways I will make clear the salvation of God.
Psalms 107:13Then they sent up their cry to the Lord in their sorrow, and he gave them salvation out of all their troubles.
Psalms 118:5I made my prayer to the Lord in my trouble: and the Lord gave me an answer, and put me in a wide place.
Psalms 122:1A Song of the going up. Of David. I was glad because they said to me, We will go into the house of the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 120:1
This psalm is the first of those fifteen which are here put together under the title of "songs of degrees." It is well that it is not material what the meaning of that title should be, for nothing is offered towards the explication of it, no, not by the Jewish writers themselves, but what is conjectural. These psalms do not seem to be composed all by the same hand, much less all at the same time. Four of them are expressly ascribed to David, and one is said to be designed for Solomon, and perhaps penned by him;… Read the whole commentary →