Psalms 120:6 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 120:6

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

KJV

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ASV

My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.

WEB

Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.

YLT

Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.

DBT

My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace.

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Matthew 10:16
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Psalms 57:4
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Ezekiel 2:6
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

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David was herein a type of Christ, who was distressed by lying lips and deceitful tongues. In this distress he had recourse to God by faithful and fervent prayer: I cried unto the Lord.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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