Thursday, December 13, 2012

Woe to me that I dwell among those who hate peace and with deceitful tongues

Psalm 120:1-7
Many psalms, like this one, are full of reference to the sins of the tongue - lies, scandal, slander, hypocrisy. The follower of God may suffer as much from what people say as from what they do.
I call on the Lord in my distress, he answer me. Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.
Deceitful tongue will be punished with warrior's arrows and burning coals of the broom fire.
Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar! Too long I lived among those who hate peace. I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
Why?
V5 A poetic way of saying he is living among savages!野人
Surrounding me are deceitful men, their tongue with sins. I dwell among those environment long time to worse to me, for those people hate peace. They like quarrel and gossip, it is easy to war against each other. Even what I said that they hate the peaceful words.
How?
All of the distress or trouble from the tongue, be careful to speak, do not lie, do not say false words, speak the truth, meditate God's word always.

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