This article is about Psalm 120 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 120 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 121.
Psalm 120 is the 120th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in the English of the King James Version: "In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 119. In Latin, it is known as "Ad Dominum cum tribularer clamavi".[1] It is one of 15 psalms categorized as Song of Ascents (Shir Hama'alot).
"Woe is me" is a typical expression of despair. Meshech and Kedar (or Qedar) were "typical enemies [of Israel], who forced their way into the kingdom of Judah and vexed the people of God".[3]
According to the Rule of St. Benedict set in 530, this psalm was sung or recited during the third office during the week, namely from Tuesday until Saturday, followed by Psalm 121 (120) and Psalm 122 (121) and after the offices of the Sunday and Monday were occupied with Psalm 119, which is the longest among the 150 psalms.[5]
In the Liturgy of the Hours, Psalm 120 is now recited in Vespers on the Monday of the fourth week of the four weekly liturgical cycle.
Other
At the Palazzo Bocchi in Venice, an inscription on the facade quotes verse 2 in Hebrew.
Musical settings
Heinrich Schütz wrote a setting of a paraphrase of the psalm in German, "Ich ruf zu dir, mein Herr und Gott", SWV 125, for the Becker Psalter, published first in 1628. Giacomo Giuseppe Saratelli set it is one of his 150 psalm settings in Latin, for choir, orchestra and basso continuo.
References
^"Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 119 (120)". from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
A song of ascents. / The LORD answered me when I called in my distress:a text and footnotes, usccb.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Psalm 120:1 introduction and text, biblestudytools.com
Psalm 120 – The Prayer and Journey of the Outsider enduringword.com
Psalm 120 / Refrain: Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips. Church of England
Psalm 120 at biblegateway.com
Hymns for Psalm 120 hymnary.org
March 09, 2023
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