Psalms 120:7
5 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.
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
- I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.
- KJV
- I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
- WEB
- I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
- ASV
- I am [for] peace: But when I speak, they are for war. Psalm 121 A Song of Ascents.
- DARBY
- I [am for] peace; but when I speak, *they* [are] for war.
- BLB
- I [am] peace, and when I speak, they [are] for war.
- ÅB
- Jeg er bare fred, men når jeg taler, er de ferdige til krig.
[^1]: d.e. fordervende og smertefulle straffer.
[^2]: d.e. iblant mennesker som ligner de stridslystne og rovgjerrige folkeslag Mesek og Kedar. - OTB
- Jeg søker fred, men når jeg taler,
søker de strid. - B1930
- Jeg er bare fred, men når jeg taler, er de ferdige til krig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Read in contextPsalms 109:4
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
Read in contextPsalms 34:14
Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Read in contextHebrews 12:14
Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Read in contextRomans 12:18
If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
Read in contextPsalms 35:20
For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
Read in contextEphesians 2:14–17
For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
Read in context1 Samuel 24:9–11
and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
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