Psa 120:5 | MHM | STEP | Mournful Complaints In these verses, the psalmist expresses his sadness about living among people who are deceitful and hostile. He feels like he is surrounded by those who use their tongues to hurt others, and he suffers from their lies and malice. The psalmist compares his situation to living in places known for being rough and unfriendly, like Mesech and Kedar. He does not literally live there, but he feels as if he does because of the bad company around him. This makes him long for the presence of God and the peace that comes from being near Him. It is very hard for someone who loves God to be far from worship and surrounded by people who do not care about God’s ways. v. 5 : The psalmist cries out, Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! . He feels like a stranger, far from home, because he is separated from God’s house and forced to live among people who are harsh and quarrelsome. This is a great sorrow for anyone who loves God, because being away from God’s worship and among wicked people is very painful. The psalmist’s situation is like Lot living in Sodom (2 Peter 2:8 ), surrounded by evil and feeling out of place.

‏ Psalms 120:5

Mournful Complaints

In these verses, the psalmist expresses his sadness about living among people who are deceitful and hostile. He feels like he is surrounded by those who use their tongues to hurt others, and he suffers from their lies and malice. The psalmist compares his situation to living in places known for being rough and unfriendly, like Mesech and Kedar. He does not literally live there, but he feels as if he does because of the bad company around him. This makes him long for the presence of God and the peace that comes from being near Him. It is very hard for someone who loves God to be far from worship and surrounded by people who do not care about God’s ways.

v. 5: The psalmist cries out, Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! . He feels like a stranger, far from home, because he is separated from God’s house and forced to live among people who are harsh and quarrelsome. This is a great sorrow for anyone who loves God, because being away from God’s worship and among wicked people is very painful. The psalmist’s situation is like Lot living in Sodom (2 Peter 2:8 ^a), surrounded by evil and feeling out of place.