| Psalm 120 | |
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| "In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me" | |
| Song of Ascents | |
 Virgin with child with initial A of Psalm 120 (Ad dominum), painted by nun Birgitta Sigfusdatter in the Birgitta Monastery | |
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| Language | Hebrew (original) |
| Psalm 120 | |
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| Book | Book of Psalms |
| Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
| Category | Sifrei Emet |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 19 |
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).
The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has been set to music in several languages.
- ^ "Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 119 (120)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2019-11-02.