Psalms 120:1
In my distress, I cried to the LORD. He answered me.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
In Context
2Deliver my soul, LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:27I prayed for this child, and the LORD has given me my petition which I asked of him.
Psalms 30:7You, LORD, when you favored me, made my mountain stand strong; but when you hid your face, I was troubled.
Psalms 50:23Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.”
Psalms 107:13Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
Psalms 118:5Out of my distress, I called on the LORD. The LORD answered me with freedom.
Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to the LORD’s house!”
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 →