Psalms 120:1
A Song of Ascents. In my distress I called unto the LORD, and He answered me.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
In Context
2O LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:27For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath granted me my petition which I asked of Him;
Psalms 30:7(30-8) Thou hadst established, O LORD, in Thy favour my mountain as a stronghold — Thou didst hide Thy face; I was affrighted.
Psalms 50:23Whoso offereth the sacrifice of thanksgiving honoureth Me; and to him that ordereth his way aright will I show the salvation of God.'
Psalms 107:13They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses.
Psalms 118:5Out of my straits I called upon the LORD; He answered me with great enlargement.
Psalms 122:1A Song of Ascents; of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me: 'Let us go unto 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 →