A song of ascents. ²  In my distress I cried out to the Lord and he answered me.

biblegateway Psa 120:1

<> In my trouble I cried to the LORD, And He answered me.

A song of ascents. In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me:

A song for going up to worship. When I was in trouble, I cried out to the LORD, and he answered me.

biblegateway Psa 120:1

A song of ascents. I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.

A Song of Ascents. In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me.

bibleoremus Psa 120:1

In my distress I cry to the LORD, that he may answer me:

A song of the ascents I CALLED to the LORD in my distress, and he answered me.

biblegateway Psa 120:1

<> In my distress I cried to the LORD, And He heard me.

<> In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

biblegateway Psa 120:1

A song of ascents. ²  In my distress I cried out to the Lord and he answered me.

¹ sn Psalm 120. The genre and structure of this psalm are uncertain. It begins like a thanksgiving psalm, with a brief notice that God has heard the psalmist’s prayer for help and has intervened. But v. 2 is a petition for help, followed by a taunt directed toward enemies (vv. 3-4) and a lament (vv. 5-7). Perhaps vv. 2-7 recall the psalmist’s prayer when he cried out to the Lord.

² sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.