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Psalm 120:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 120 · verse 5
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!Psalm 120:5 · King James Version
Psalm 120:5 in context
3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- sojourngûwrproperly, to turn aside from the roadH1481 →
- MesechMeshekMeshek, a son of Japheth, and the people descended from himH4902 →
- dwellshâkanto reside or permanently stayH7931 →
- tentsʼôhela tentH168 →
- Woeʼôwyâh{lamentationH190 →
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The psalmist here complains of the bad neighbourhood into which he was driven; and some apply the two foregoing verses to this: "What shall the deceitful tongue give, what shall it do to those that lie open to it? What shall a man get by living among such malicious deceitful men? Nothing but sharp arrows and coals of…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-7