시편 Chapter 120

Translation: ESV

1

In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me.

Key Message

The pilgrimage journey begins with crying out to God and receiving an answer, and that experience becomes the motivation for the next journey.

▸Psalms 120-134 are the 'Songs of Ascents,' psalms sung by Israelites making pilgrimage to the temple in Jerusalem.

Psalms 120-134 are the 'Songs of Ascents,' psalms sung by Israelites making pilgrimage to the temple in Jerusalem. Psalm 120 is the first of these pilgrimage songs, beginning with answered prayer in a time of distress.

Related Verses

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
6

Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace.

Key Message

Believers often must live in environments with different values from their own, and in such places the pilgrimage of looking toward God is necessary.

▸Here is the suffering of a pilgrim who loves peace having to live among those who hate it.

7

I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!

Key Message

It is wisdom for a believer who pursues peace to respond to the reality of conflict by embarking on a pilgrimage toward God.

▸Here is the frustration of one who desires peace while the other party desires war.