Psalms 120:6
I have lived for far too long among people who hate peace.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
In Context
5I'm sorry for myself, because I live as a foreigner in Meshech, or among the tent-dwellers of Kedar.
7I want peace, but when I talk of peace, they want war.
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:30Saul got very angry with Jonathan and said, “You rebellious son of a whore! Don't you think I know that you prefer the son of Jesse? Shame on you! You're a disgrace to the mother who bore you!
Ezekiel 2:6Son of man, don't be afraid of them or what they say. You don't need to be afraid even though you're surrounded by brambles and thorns, even though you live among scorpions. Don't be afraid of what they say or be discouraged by the way they look at you, even though they are a rebellious family.
Matthew 10:36Your enemies will be those of your own family!’
Matthew Henry on Psalms 120:6-7
Mournful Complaints. 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! 6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. 7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. The psalmist here complains of the bad neighbourhood into which he was driven; and some apply the two foregoing verses to this: "What shall the deceitful tongue give, what shall it do to those that lie open to it? What shall a man get by living among such malicious deceitful men? Nothing but sharp arrows and coals… Read the whole commentary →