Psalm 120 (119)
¡°Song of Ascent¡±
1 I called to the Lord in my distress,
and he answered me.
2 Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues.
3 How shall he pay you back,
O deceitful and lying tongue?
4 He will punish you with arrows
hardened over the glowing coals!
5 Woe is me who live with barbarians,
and dwell amid plunders.
6 My soul is sick of dwelling
among those who hate peace;
7 I want peace,
but they only think of quarrels.
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Comments Psalms, Chapter 120
The pilgrims who went up to the Temple were not without their troubles: some
were not at peace with their neighbors; others complained that they were not
living with believers but with pagans. They wanted the peace that God gives
to those who draw near to him.
The Psalms 120¨C134 have the same title: ¡°Song of Ascents.¡± The pilgrims,
surely, sang them while going up to the Jerusalem Temple. That is why we
find at times an antiphon that the crowd of pilgrims would repeat.
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