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Psalm 120:1-7 (JDV)

Psalm 120:1 [A song of festival caravans.] In my distress, I called to Yahveh, and he answered me.
Psalm 120:2 “Yahveh, rescue me from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.”
Psalm 120:3 What will he give you, and what will he do to you, you deceitful tongue?
Psalm 120:4 A warrior’s sharp arrows with burning charcoal!
Psalm 120:5 What misery that I have stayed in Meshech, that I have lived among the tents of Kedar!
Psalm 120:6 I have dwelt too long with those who hate peace.
Psalm 120:7 I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

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Ellicott suggests that the psalmist refers to another subject tribe who are always stirring up trouble by agitating the Persian power. The God-fearing Israelite laments that he has dwelt too long with those who hate peace. He is praying for change.

What is your situation today my friend? Is there something about where (or how) you are living your life today that is wrong, and you need to change? Pray to the rescuer.

Ellicott C. J. An Old Testament Commentary for English Readers. Cassell Petter Galpin 1897. p. 269.