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Psa. 120:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

<<A Song of degrees.>> Inn my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

Jonah 2:2• ²And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. (Jonah 2:2)

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Songs of Degrees

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1-2: David prays against Doeg;

3-4: reproves his tongue;

5-7: complains of his necessary conversation with the wicked.

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A Song of degrees.Bp. Patrick and others suppose this Psalm to have been composed by David, when the calumnies of Doeg and others forced him to flee his country.

Psa. 121:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. (Psa. 121:1)

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Psa. 122:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees of David.>> I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. (Psa. 122:1)

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Psa. 123:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. (Psa. 123:1)

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Psa. 124:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees of David.>> If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say; (Psa. 124:1)

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Psa. 125:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. (Psa. 125:1)

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Psa. 126:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. (Psa. 126:1)

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Psa. 127:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees for Solomon.>> Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (Psa. 127:1)

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Psa. 128:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. (Psa. 128:1)

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Psa. 129:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: (Psa. 129:1)

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Psa. 129• (Psa. 129)

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Psa. 130:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. (Psa. 130:1)

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Psa. 131:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees of David.>> Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. (Psa. 131:1)

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Psa. 132:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> Lord, remember David, and all his afflictions: (Psa. 132:1)

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Psa. 133:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees of David.>> Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! (Psa. 133:1)

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Psa. 134:1• ¹<<A Song of degrees.>> Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. (Psa. 134:1)

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my distress.

Psa. 18:6• ⁶In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. (Psa. 18:6)

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Psa. 30:7‑8• ⁷Lord, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
⁸I cried to thee, O Lord; and unto the Lord I made supplication. (Psa. 30:7‑8)

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Psa. 50:15• ¹⁵And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. (Psa. 50:15)

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Psa. 107:13• ¹³Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. (Psa. 107:13)

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Psa. 116:3‑4• ³The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
⁴Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. (Psa. 116:3‑4)

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Psa. 118:5• ⁵I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. (Psa. 118:5)

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Isa. 37:3‑4,14‑20• ³And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.
⁴It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.
¹⁴And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.
¹⁵And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying,
¹⁶O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
¹⁷Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
¹⁸Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,
¹⁹And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
²⁰Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only. (Isa. 37:3‑4,14‑20)

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Isa. 38:2‑5• ²Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord,
³And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
⁴Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,
⁵Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. (Isa. 38:2‑5)

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Jonah 2:2• ²And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. (Jonah 2:2)

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Luke 22:44• ⁴⁴And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. (Luke 22:44)

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Heb. 5:7• ⁷Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; (Heb. 5:7)

• Book 5, Series 3. The ten tribes restored. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• This series of psalms is called “the Songs of Degrees” or “Ascents” (See headings). They apparently formed a little hymn book used by the children of Israel as they journeyed up to Jerusalem for their annual feasts of Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles (Deut. 16:16, Ps. 122:4). Prophetically they describe the process through which the nation of Israel (particularly the ten tribes) will pass in going back to their land. (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

• (vv. 2-4) The remaining verses of the psalm present the occasion of the distress. (“Psalm 119:153-160: Divison 20 (Resh)” by H. Smith)

• “Lying lips” proclaim that which is false; “a deceitful tongue” affects to speak the truth. The lies of the world are often hidden under an affectation of the truth. Plausible words may be a cover for deadly error. (“Psalm 119:153-160: Divison 20 (Resh)” by H. Smith)

• These psalms of degrees all treat the circumstances of the restored but undelivered remnant...The first psalm declares their state and resource. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 120-131” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

A Song of degreesd. In my trouble I called unto Jehovah, and he answered me.

JND Translation Notes

Perhaps in the sense of "going up." see Ps. 122.4; 1 Kings 12.27. Others take it morally.