Psalm 120:1

A song of ascents.

1 I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.

Psalm 120:1 in Other Translations

1 In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

1 In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.

1 I took my troubles to the LORD ; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.

1 I'm in trouble. I cry to God, desperate for an answer:

1 In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.

1 When I was in trouble, I cried out to the LORD, and he answered me.

1 In my distress I called to the Lord, and He answered me:

1 I call out to the LORD when I'm in trouble, and he answers me.

Psalm 120:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 120:1

In my distress I cried unto the Lord
Being at a distance from his own country, or, however, from the house of God; persecuted by men, under the lash of their tongues; reproached, abused, and belied by them: in this his case and circumstances, he betook himself by prayer to the Lord, and importuned help and deliverance of him, knowing that none could help him as he; see ( Psalms 18:6 ) ;

and he heard me;
answered him, and delivered him. The petition he put up follows, which shows his case, and his particular distress.

Psalm 120:1 In-Context

1 I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.

2 Save me, LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.

3 What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue?

4 He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom bush.

5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek, that I live among the tents of Kedar!

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 18:6
• 2. S 2 Samuel 22:7; S Psalms 118:5; Psalms 102:2; John 2:2