Psalms 120:1
“A psalm of steps.” In my distress I called upon the LORD, And he answered me.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
In Context
2O LORD! deliver me from lying lips, From the deceitful tongue!
Cross References
Psalms 30:7Thou, O LORD! by thy favor, hast made my mountain to stand strong; Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled!
Psalms 50:23Whoso offereth praise honoreth me; And to him who hath regard to his ways Will I show salvation from God.”
Psalms 107:13But they cried to the LORD in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses;
Psalms 118:5I called upon the LORD in distress; He heard, and set me in a wide place.
Psalms 122:1“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up. By David.” I was glad when they said to me, Let us go up to 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 →