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Psalms 120:1 Cross-References
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Deliver Me, O Lord
“A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.”
Psalms 120:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 120:1
This opening verse initiates the fifteen 'Songs of Ascents' (Psalms 120-134), likely sung by pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem for the three annual feasts. The psalmist's appeal 'In my distress I cried unto the LORD' demonstrates that prayer is the proper response to trouble, not self-reliance or despair. The Hebrew word 'tsarah' (distress) denotes narrow straits, confinement, or pressure - situations where human solutions prove inadequate. The phrase 'and he heard me' testifies to answered prayer, providing assurance that God responds to His people's cries. This verse establishes the theologica...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 120:1
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“and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.”
“I called because of my affliction to Yahweh. He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried. You heard my voice.,And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice., וַיֹּאמֶר קָרָאתִי מִצָּרָה לִי אֶל־יְהוָה וַיַּעֲנֵנִי מִבֶּטֶן שְׁאוֹל שִׁוַּעְתִּי שָׁמַעְתָּ קוֹלִי׃ ,And he said: I called out of mine affliction Unto the LORD, and He answered me; Out of the belly of the nether-world cried I, And Thou heardest my voice.,2:3 καὶ εἶπεν ἐβόησα ἐν θλίψει μου πρὸς κύριον τὸν θεόν μου καὶ εἰσήκουσέν μου ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου κραυγῆς μου ἤκουσας φωνῆς μου,2:3 and said, I cried in my affliction to the Lord my God, and he hearkened to me, even to my cry out of the belly of hell: thou heardest my voice.,,,,”
“I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom.”
“in the days of his flesh”
“and you will honor me.,And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me., וּקְרָאֵנִי בְּיוֹם צָרָה אֲחַלֶּצְךָ וּתְכַבְּדֵנִי׃ ,And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt honour Me.',49:15 καὶ ἐπικάλεσαί με ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεως καὶ ἐξελοῦμαί σε καὶ δοξάσεις με διάψαλμα,49:15 And call upon me in the day of affliction; and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Pause.,,,,”
“Yahweh.”
“my heart isn't haughty”
“which can't be moved”
“and he saved them out of their distresses.”
“Thus says Hezekiah, 'This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring forth.,And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth., וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר חִזְקִיָּהוּ יוֹם־צָרָה וְתוֹכֵחָה וּנְאָצָה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה כִּי בָאוּ בָנִים עַד־מַשְׁבֵּר וְכֹחַ אַיִן לְלֵדָה׃ ,And they said unto him: Thus saith Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble”