Psalm 120:6

6 I have lived too long among those who hate peace.

Psalm 120:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 120:6

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
] The God of peace, against whom their carnal minds are enmity itself; Christ, the Prince of peace, the Man, the Peace, who has made peace by the blood of his cross, whom the world hates; the sons of peace, the quiet in the land, against whom the wicked devise evil things; the Gospel of peace, which the natural man abhors as foolishness; the way of peace, pardon, and salvation by Christ, which carnal men know not, and do not approve of; and the ordinances of the Gospel, which are paths of peace. In short, some are of such restless, quarrelsome, and contentious spirits, that they hate peace with any; are like the troubled sea, that cannot rest; and cannot sleep, unless they do mischief to their fellow creatures: it is very uncomfortable living, especially living long with such. The Targum is,

``my soul hath long dwelt with Edom, hating peace;''

that is, with the Romans or Christians, who are intended; for the Jews understand this psalm of their present captivity.

Psalm 120:6 In-Context

4 He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a soldier. He will punish you with burning wood from a desert tree.

5 How terrible it is for me to live in the tents of the people of Meshech! How terrible to live in the tents of the people of Kedar!

6 I have lived too long among those who hate peace.

7 I want peace. But when I speak, they want war.