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Psalm 120 Summary
Prayer Against Deceit and False Tongues
The psalmist cries to the Lord in distress and asks to be delivered from lying lips and deceitful tongues. He expresses his distress at dwelling among enemies who hate peace, though he himself desires peace. When he speaks for peace, his enemies speak of war.
Key themes
Prayer against deceptionLying lipsPeace and warDistress
Key verses
Psalms 120:1
“In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.”
Psalms 120:2
“Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.”
Psalms 120:6-7
“My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.”
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