Psalms 120:5
3 What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?
4 Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!
Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
6 Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.
7 I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
- KJV
- Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
- WEB
- Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
- ASV
- Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
- DARBY
- Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
- BLB
- Woe to me for I have sojourned [in] Mesech; I have dwelt among the tents of Kedar!
- ÅB
- Ve meg, at jeg lever som fremmed iblant Mesek, at jeg bor ved Kedars telt[^2]!
- OTB
- Ve meg, for jeg bor i Mesjek,
og jeg har slått meg ned blant teltene i Kedar! - B1930
- Ve mig, at jeg lever som fremmed iblandt Mesek, at jeg bor ved Kedars telt! / < d.e. iblandt mennesker som ligner de stridslystne og rovgjerrige folkeslag Mesek og Kedar.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Read in contextGenesis 25:13
These are the names of the sons of Ishmael in the order of their birth: Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
Read in contextEzekiel 27:13
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your merchants. They exchanged slaves and bronze utensils for your merchandise.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 1:5
I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Read in contextIsaiah 60:6–7
Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
Read in context2 Peter 2:7–8
and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
Read in contextEzekiel 38:2–3
“Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
Read in contextJeremiah 9:2–3
If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.
Read in context