Psalms 120:6
My soul has had her dwelling too long with him who hates peace.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
In Context
5Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell amongst the tents of Kedar!
7I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul’s anger burnt against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don’t I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?
Ezekiel 2:6You, son of man, don’t be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell amongst scorpions. Don’t be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
Matthew 10:36A man’s foes will be those of his own household.
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 →