PsalmsChapter 120 · peace and salvation and deliverance

7 verses1 sections1 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 120 contains 7 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include peace and salvation and deliverance.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 120?

The chapter opens, “In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.” It closes in verse 7, “I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes: peacesalvation and deliverance
Passage: Psalms 120:1–7
Reading time: About 1 minute · 88 words

Section-by-section outline

Psalms 120 outline

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Verses 1–7
Peace · Salvation and Deliverance
In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 120 KJV

¹In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. ²Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. ³What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? ⁴Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. ⁵Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! ⁶My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. ⁷I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.