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<p id="Chapter120" align="center">Commentary by A. R. FAUSSET<br>PSALM 120
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<p id="Ps120_1"><a onclick="return mV('Psa',120,'1-7');">Psa 120:1-7</a>.
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<p>This is the first of fifteen Psalms (<a onclick="return mV('Psa',120,1);">Psalms 120-134</a>) entitled "A Song of Degrees" (<a onclick="return mV('Psa',121,1);">Psa 121:1</a> —literally, "A song <i>for</i> the degrees"), or <i>ascents.</i> It seems most probable they were designed for the use of the people when <i>going up</i> (compare <a onclick="return mV('1Ki',12,27,28);">1Ki 12:27-28</a>) to Jerusalem on the festival occasions (<a onclick="return mV('Deu',16,16);">Deu 16:16</a>), three times a year. David appears as the author of four, Solomon of one (<a onclick="return mV('Psa',127,1);">Psa 127:1</a>), and the other ten are anonymous, probably composed after the captivity. In this Psalm the writer acknowledges God's mercy, prays for relief from a malicious foe, whose punishment he anticipates, and then repeats his complaint.
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<p id="Ps120_2"><b>2, 3.</b> Slander and deceit charged on his foes implies his innocence.
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<br><br><b>tongue</b>—as in <a onclick="return mV('Psa',52,2,4);">Psa 52:2, 4</a>.
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<p id="Ps120_4"><b>4. Sharp arrows of the mighty</b>—destructive inflictions.
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<br><br><b>coals of juniper</b>—which retain heat long. This verse may be read as a description of the wicked, but better as their punishment, in reply to the question of <a onclick="return mV('Psa',120,3);">Psa 120:3</a>.
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<p id="Ps120_5"><b>5.</b> A residence in these remote lands pictures his miserable condition.
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<p id="Ps120_6"><b>6, 7.</b> While those who surrounded him were maliciously hostile, he was disposed to peace. This Psalm may well begin such a series as this, as a contrast to the promised joys of God's worship.
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