Psalms 120:5-7
Summary for Ps 120:5-7: 120:5-7 a The psalmist feels the anguish of alienation, isolation, and perpetual conflict. 120:5 b Meshech was a Japhethite territory far to the north of Canaan. Kedar was an Ishmaelite territory in Arabia. Violent people lived in both locations. Meshech was the home of a famous slave trade (Ezek 27:13 c; cp. Exod 21:16 d) and Kedar of renowned warriors (Isa 21:16-17 e). These places can be understood as representative of the apostate, violent land where the psalmist suffered.Summary for Ps 120:6-7: 120:6-7 f peace: See 37:11 g; 122:6-9 h; 125:5 i; 128:6 j.
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