Psalm 120 Amplified Bible

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<poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/120-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Too long my soul has had its dwelling <t><p class="indent1">With those who hate peace. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/120-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I am for peace, but when I speak, <t><p class="indent1">They are for war.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse"><FNC>PSALM 120<FNV>Title</span> It is possible that the fifteen psalms (chs 120-134) known as the “Songs of Degrees or Ascents” were sung by the caravans of pilgrims going up to attend the annual feasts at Jerusalem. But it is equally possible that the title has reference to some peculiarity in connection with the music or the manner of using it.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> The ancient rabbis explained that coals from a broom tree are unusual in that they continue burning on the inside even after they are extinguished on the outside. 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