Psalm 120:1

1 Ein Stufenlied. Zu Jehova rief ich in meiner Bedrängnis, und er erhörte mich.

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 Ein Stufenlied. Zu Jehova rief ich in meiner Bedrängnis, und er erhörte mich.

2 Jehova, errette meine Seele von der Lippe der Lüge, von der Zunge des Truges!

3 Was soll man dir geben und was dir hinzufügen, du Zunge des Truges?

4 Scharfe Pfeile eines Gewaltigen, samt glühenden Kohlen der Ginster.

5 Wehe mir, daß ich weile in Mesech, daß ich wohne bei den Zelten Kedars!