Psalms 120:6
My soule hath too long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
In Context
5Woe is to me that I remaine in Meschech, and dwell in the tentes of Kedar.
7I seeke peace, and when I speake thereof, they are bent to warre.
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:30Then was Saul angrie with Ionathan, and sayde vnto him, Thou sonne of the wicked rebellious woman, doe not I know, that thou hast chosen the sonne of Ishai to thy confusion, and to the confusion and shame of thy mother?
Ezekiel 2:6And thou sonne of man, feare them not, neither be afraide of their wordes, although rebels, and thornes be with thee, and thou remainest with scorpions: feare not their wordes, nor be afrayde at their lookes, for they are a rebellious house.
Matthew 10:36And a mans enemies shall be they of his owne housholde.
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 →