Psalms 120:6
Too long have I dwelt With them that hate peace!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
In Context
5Alas for me, that I sojourn in Mesech, That I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
7I am for peace; yet, when I speak for it, They are for war.
Cross References
Ezekiel 2:6And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, and of their words be not afraid, though they be briers and thorns toward thee, and though thou dwell among scorpions; be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.
Matthew 10:36and they of a man's own household will be his foes.
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 →