Psalms 120:5
Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
In Context
4Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.
6Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.
Cross References
Genesis 10:2'Sons of Japheth [are] Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
1 Samuel 25:1And Samuel dieth, and all Israel are gathered, and mourn for him, and bury him in his house, in Ramah; and David riseth and goeth down unto the wilderness of Paran.
Isaiah 60:6A company of camels covereth thee, Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah, All of them from Sheba do come, Gold and frankincense they bear, And of the praises of Jehovah they proclaim the tidings.
Jeremiah 9:6thy dwelling [is] in the midst of deceit, Through deceit they refused to know Me, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 49:28Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath smitten: 'Thus said Jehovah: Arise ye, go ye up unto Kedar, And spoil the sons of the east.
Ezekiel 27:21Arabia, and all princes of Kedar, They [are] the traders of thy hand, For lambs, and rams, and he-goats, In these thy merchants.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 120:2-5
Confession and Complaints. 1 In my distress I cried unto the Lord , and he heard me. 2 Deliver my soul, O Lord , from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Here is, I. Deliverance from a false tongue obtained by prayer. David records his own experience of this. 1. He was brought into distress, into great distress, by lying lips and a deceitful tongue. There were those that… Read the whole commentary →