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Psalm 120:5-7
Contemporary English Version
Psalm 120:5-7
Contemporary English Version
5 But I must live as a foreigner
among the people of Meshech
and in the tents of Kedar.[a]
6 I have spent too much time
living among people
who hate peace.
7 I am in favor of peace,
but when I speak of it,
all they want is war.
Footnotes
- 120.5 Meshech … Kedar: Meshech was a country near the Black Sea, and Kedar was a tribe of the Syrian desert.
Psalm 120:5-7
New International Version
Psalm 120:5-7
New International Version
5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,
that I live among the tents of Kedar!(A)
6 Too long have I lived
among those who hate peace.
7 I am for peace;
but when I speak, they are for war.
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