Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 120
The psalmist, in great distress, calls on the Lord for deliverance from calumny and defamation, Psalm 120:1 , Psalm 120:2 ; shows the punishment that awaits his persecutor, Psalm 120:3 , Psalm 120:4 ; deplores the necessity of his residence with the ungodly, Psalm 120:5-7 . This Psalm, and all the rest that follow it, to the end of Psalm 134:1-3 , fifteen in number, are called Psalms of Degrees; for thus the Hebrew title המעלות hammaaloth is generally translated, as coming... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 120:7
I am for peace ,.... Am wholly peace; a man of peace, as Aben Ezra; of a peaceable disposition, devoted to peace; love it, seek and pursue it, as every good man does, who is called to it, and in whose heart it rules: such follow peace with all men, and the things which make for it; and, as much as in them lies, endeavour to live peaceably with all; but when I speak, they are for war ; make a motion for peace, and propose the terms of it, they declare against it, and for war: or when... read more