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Psalms 120:7 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Psalms 120:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 120 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. for peace: or, a man of peace”
Psalms 120:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 120:7
The psalm concludes with the righteous person's posture: 'I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.' This contrast defines the fundamental divide between the godly and the ungodly. The psalmist's identity is 'for peace' - oriented toward reconciliation, harmony, and flourishing. Yet every attempt at peaceful communication ('when I speak') is met with hostility ('they are for war'). The Hebrew parallelism emphasizes the irreconcilable opposition: peace meets war, words meet weapons. This is not situational conflict but ideological - the wicked are fundamentally opposed to the peace th...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 120:7
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“for they shall be called children of God.”
“they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.”
“and do good. seek peace”
“and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord”
“as much as it is up to you”
“but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.”
“who made both one”
“Why listen you to men's words”
“and went down to the wilderness of Ziph”
“I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?”