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King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst

Psalm 120:6

Gerard van Honthorst, King David Playing the Harp, 1622 · Centraal Museum, Utrecht · Public domainGerard van Honthorst, King David Playing the Harp, 1622, Centraal Museum, Utrecht

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Psalm 120:6 (WEB)

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

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Augustine of Hippo

Jerome

  • “Our one longing should be that expressed by the psalmist: “Woe is me that my pilgrimage is prolonged, that I have dwelt with them that dwell in Kedar, that my soul hath made a far pilgrimage.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxx. 5, 6, Vulg.

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  • “We have lost her, it is true, but the heavenly mansions have gained her; for as long as she was in the body she was absent from the Lord and would constantly complain with tears:—“Woe is me that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar; my soul hath been this long time a pilgrim.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxx. 5, 6 acc. to Jerome’s latest version.

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Theodoret of Cyrus

Gregory of Nyssa

  • “Truly, they live in darkness who sojourn in these living tabernacles; wherefore that preacher, groaning at the continuance of this sojourn, says, “Woe is me that my sojourn is prolonged,” and he attributes the cause of his dejection to “darkness”; for we know that darkness is called in the Hebrew language “kedar.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxx. 5, 6 (LXX.).

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