Psalms 120:7
I, am for peace, and verily I speak, They, are for war!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
In Context
6Long, hath my soul had her dwelling with him that hateth peace:
Cross References
Judges 11:14And Jephthah yet once more sent messengers unto the king of the sons of Ammon;
1 Samuel 26:2Then Saul arose, and went down into the wilderness of Ziph, and, with him, three thousand chosen men of Israel,—to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
Psalms 34:14Depart from wickedness and do good, Aim at well-being, and pursue it.
Psalms 55:20He hath thrust forth his hands, against them he was wont to salute, he hath violated his covenant;
Matthew 5:9Happy, the peacemakers; for, they, shall be, called sons of God:
Ephesians 2:14He, in fact, is our peace—who made both one, and, the enclosing middle-wall, took down,
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 →