Deliverance from Lying Lips and a Deceitful Tongue: Psalm 120
Deliverance from Lying Lips and a Deceitful Tongue Psalm 120 As the wicked have spoken deceptively, the psalmist, calling on God to judge them, prays that God will bring on them the fulfillment of their own words. VanGemeren Psalm 120 begins the Psalms of Ascent, psalms sung on the journey toward Jerusalem usually for one of the feasts held by the Jewish people. Running through the Psalms of Ascent, Psalms 120-134, is the theme of faith in the Lord (Futato). These psalms, found in the fifth book of the psalms, were compiled for the Jewish people to sing to strengthen their faith in God’s promises and His rule and reign despite the fact that they no longer had their own king and many were living in distant places. These emphasize living in obedience to the King. This first psalm, in the Psalms of Ascent, expresses the distress the psalmist experiences in the land in which he lives, a land where he lives among those with lying lips, deceitful tongues, and haters of peace. He calls for Go...