Psalms 120:7
I am for peace: but when I speak of it, they are for war.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
In Context
6Already too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.
Cross References
Psalms 34:14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Psalms 55:20My friend turned against me, betrayed his word.
Matthew 5:9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Ephesians 2:14He it is who is our peace. He made the two divisions of humanity one, broke down the barrier that separated them,
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 →