for peace: or, a man of peace, Psalms 34:14, Psalms 35:20, Psalms 55:20; 2 Samuel 20:19; Matthew 5:9; Romans 12:18; Ephesians 2:14-17; Hebrews 12:14
when: 1 Samuel 24:9-11, 1 Samuel 26:2-4
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Psalms 120:7
Psalms 120:7
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Psalms 120 — OverviewPsalms 120 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis psalm is the first of those fifteen which are here put together
under the title of "songs of degrees." It is well that it is not
material what the meaning of that title should be, for nothing is
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THE SONGS OF ASCENTS.
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This psalm, though "a difference of opinion exists respecting the interpretation of almost every verse and word of it," may suggest valuable thoughts upon—
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This psalm is a piteous declaration of the unhappy lot of him who is surrounded by the false, the treacherous, and the cruel. They of Mesech—the Moschi of Herodotus (see Exposition)—dwelt where now…