Psalms 120:1
In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
King James Version
In Context
2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:27For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
Psalms 30:7LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
Psalms 50:23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
Psalms 107:13Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
Psalms 118:5I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place.
Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
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 →