Psalms 120:6

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 120:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.
Psalms 120:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 120

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace - This trouble is no new thing. It has been long continued, and has become intolerable. Who this was that thus gave him trouble is, of course, now unknown. It is only necessary to remark that there can scarcely be any source of trouble more bitter than that of sustaining such relations to others either in business, or in office, or by family-ties - whether by marriage or by blood - in school, in college, or in corporate bodies - as to expose us always to a quarrel: to be compelled to have constant contact with people of sour, perverse, crooked tempers, who are satisfied with nothing; who are suspicious or envious; who pervert our motives and…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“120:6-7 peace: See 37:11; 122:6-9; 125:5; 128:6.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“soul: Psa 57:4; Sa1 20:30-33; Eze 2:6; Mat 10:16, Mat 10:36; Tit 3:3 Psalms 120:7”
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