Psalm 120

Psalm 120  •  1 min. read  •  grade level: 8
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This Psalm duly suits an Israelite, still (though about to leave it) an unwilling captive in Babylon, or the abodes of wickedness. The tongue, as here, is often noticed as the special offender against God and His people. Doeg, Shimei, the false witnesses (Psa. 12; Psa. 52) thus offended. And so will the last enemy (Jude 15-1615To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. (Jude 15‑16)) according to his type, the little horn (Dan. 7:2525And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. (Daniel 7:25)). But coals of juniper and the arrows of the mighty one (Christ—Rev. 19) await him; and the captive, though still in captivity, encourages the thought of this judgment upon his enemies. The citizen of Jerusalem may well utter the language of Psalm 120:6-76My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. 7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. (Psalm 120:6‑7), while he is still in Babylon; for the one is God’s city, “the city of peace;” the other, man’s city, “the city of confusion.”
NOTE—The Jews themselves understand this Psalm as of the present captivity, of which that in Babylon was the sample or forerunner, as we know.