Psalm 120:1

1 Cantique de Maaloth. J'ai crié à l'Éternel dans ma détresse, et il m'a exaucé.

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 Cantique de Maaloth. J'ai crié à l'Éternel dans ma détresse, et il m'a exaucé.

2 Éternel, délivre mon âme des lèvres menteuses, de la langue qui trompe!

3 Que te donnera, que te rapportera la langue trompeuse?

4 Des flèches aiguës comme celles du guerrier, avec les charbons ardents du genêt.

5 Malheureux que je suis de séjourner en Méshec, de demeurer parmi les tentes de Kédar!