Psalms 120:5
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Psalms 120:5 in other translations
| BSB | Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar! |
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| WEB | Woe is me, that I live in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! |
| ASV | Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar! |
| YLT | Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar. |
| DARBY | Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! |
| BBE | Sorrow is mine because I am strange in Meshech, and living in the tents of Kedar. |
| Webster | Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! |
What does Psalms 120:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 120:5-7
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Psalms 120:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 120:5
- Genesis 10:2
The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.
- Genesis 25:13
And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
- Ezekiel 27:13
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
- Song of Solomon 1:5
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
- Isaiah 60:6-7
The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory.
- 2 Peter 2:7-8
And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
- Ezekiel 38:2-3
Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
- Jeremiah 9:2-3
Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.
- Ezekiel 27:21
Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.
- Ezekiel 39:1
Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:
- Micah 7:1-2
Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
- Jeremiah 49:28-29
Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east. Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.
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Context
- Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
- Psalms 120:5
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
- Psalms 120:6
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
Psalms 120:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¡Ay de mí, que peregrino en Mesech, y habito entre las tiendas de Kedar! |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Malheur à moi de ce que je séjourne en Méshec, de ce que je demeure avec les tentes de Kédar; – |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wehe mir, daß ich weile in Mesech, daß ich wohne bei den Zelten Kedars! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dominus custodit te; Dominus protectio tua super manum dexteram tuam. |