Psalms 120:1

1 When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord, and he answered 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 When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord, and he answered me.

2 Lord, save me from liars and from those who plan evil.

3 You who plan evil, what will God do to you? How will he punish you?

4 He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a warrior and with burning coals of wood.

5 How terrible it is for me to live in the land of Meshech, to live among the people of Kedar.