Psalm 120:6 “Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.”

Psalm 120:6

Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.

Geneva Bible 1599

My soule hath too long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

Darby Translation

My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace.

Young's Literal Translation

Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.

Bible in Basic English

My soul has long been living with the haters of peace.

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Cross references

“soul”

Matthew 10:16 Psalm 57:4 Ezekiel 2:6 Matthew 10:36 1 Samuel 20:30–33 Titus 3:3

Matthew 10:16 · BSB

Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Psalm 57:4 · BSB

My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Ezekiel 2:6 · BSB

But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though…

Matthew 10:36 · BSB

A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’

1 Samuel 20:30–33 · BSB

Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore yo…

Titus 3:3 · BSB

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!

7I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.

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