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Psalm 120:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 120 · verse 1
A Song of degrees.In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.Psalm 120:1 · King James Version
Psalm 120:1 in context
1In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
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Key words (Strong's)
- distresstsârâhtightnessH6869 →
- criedqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Here is, I. Deliverance from a false tongue obtained by prayer. David records his own experience of this. 1. He was brought into distress, into great distress, by lying lips and a deceitful tongue. There were those that sought his ruin, and had almost effected it, by lying. (1.) By telling lies to him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-4