Psalms 120:1

1 <> In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and He heard me.

Psalms 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.

Psalms 120:1 In-Context

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!

5 Woe is me that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!