Psalms 120:6

120:6 For too long I have had to reside

with those who hate ¹  peace.

Psalms 123:4

123:4 We have had our fill ² 

of the taunts of the self-assured,

of the contempt of the proud.

Psalms 129:1-2

Psalm 129 ³ 

A song of ascents. ⁴ 

129:1 “Since my youth they have often attacked me,”

let Israel say.

129:2 “Since my youth they have often attacked me,

but they have not defeated me.

[120:6]  ¹ tn The singular participial form probably has a representative function here. The psalmist envisions the typical hater of peace who represents the entire category of such individuals.

[123:4]  ² tn Heb “greatly our soul is full to it.”

[129:1]  ³ sn Psalm 129. Israel affirms God’s justice and asks him to destroy the enemies of Zion.

[129:1]  ⁴ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.