Psalms 120:6

120:5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

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My soul has had her dwelling too long with him who hates peace.

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

My soul has long dwelled with him that hates peace.

120:7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. for peace: or, a man of peace

What does Psalms 120:6 mean?

Psalms 120:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), רַב (rab), שָׁכַן (shâkan).

Hebrew interlinear

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

hath

longרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

dweltשָׁכַןshâkan/shaw-kan'/H7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

with

him

that

hatethשָׂנֵאsânêʼ/saw-nay'/H8130to hate (personally)

peace.שָׁלוֹםshâlôwm/shaw-lome'/H7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace

Topics

Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God Company Peace Pilgrims and Strangers

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 120:6.

Genesis 37:4

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 120:6 say?

Psalms 120:6 (King James Version) reads: "My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace."

Is Psalms 120:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 120:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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