“My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.”
Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace. The extended residence among the hostile ('too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace') explains the distress. This verse indicates that long-term antagonism has taken its toll.
Church Fathers on Psalms 120:6
1. The Psalm which we have just heard chanted, and have responded to with our voices, is short, and very profitable. You will not long toil in hearing, nor will you toil fruitlessly in working. For it is, according to the title prefixed to it, “A song of degrees.” Degrees are either of ascent or of descent. But degrees, as they are used in this Psalm, are of ascending...There are therefore both those who ascend and those who descend on that ladder. Genesis 28:12 Who are they…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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