7 I 'am' peace, and when I speak they 'are' for war!

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 120:7

Commentary on Psalm 120:5-7

(Read Psalm 120:5-7)

It is very grievous to a good man, to be cast into, and kept in the company of the wicked, from whom he hopes to be for ever separated. See here the character of a good man; he is for living peaceably with all men. And let us follow David as he prefigured Christ; in our distress let us cry unto the Lord, and he will hear us. Let us follow after peace and holiness, striving to overcome evil with good.