Psalms 120:5
O! that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
In Context
4Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be kept most diligently.
6Then shall I not be confounded, when I shall look into all thy commandments.
Cross References
Genesis 10:2The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Thubal, and Mosoch, and Thiras.
1 Samuel 25:1And Samuel died, and all Israel was gathered together, and they mourned for him, and buried him in his house in Ramatha. And David rose and went down into the wilderness of Pharan.
Isaiah 60:6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Madian and Epha: all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense: and shewing forth praise to the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:6Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit: Through deceit they have refused to know me, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 49:28Against Cedar and against the kingdoms of Asor, which Nabuchodonouor king of Babylon destroyed. Thus saith the Lord: Arise, and go ye up to Cedar, and waste the children of the east.
Ezekiel 27:21Arabia, and all the princes of Cedar, they were the merchants of thy hand: thy merchants came to thee with lambs, and rants, and kids.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 120:2-5
Confession and Complaints. 1 In my distress I cried unto 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 unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Here is, I. Deliverance from a false tongue obtained by prayer. David records his own experience of this. 1. He was brought into distress, into great distress, by lying lips and a deceitful tongue. There were those that… Read the whole commentary →