Psalm 120:5
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Cross-reference
Song of Solomon 1:5 uses the same 'tents of Kedar' simile for darkness, directly echoing the phrase and providing a poetic parallel.
Isaiah 60:7 prophesies Kedar's flocks being brought to Zion — a future blessing that contrasts with the psalmist's current distress among them.
Jeremiah 49:28 is a judgment oracle against Kedar, reinforcing that Kedar was a hostile people, consistent with the psalmist's lament.
Jeremiah 49:29 describes the plunder of Kedar's tents and flocks, directly paralleling the 'tents of Kedar' imagery from the psalm.
In Ezekiel 27:13, Meshech is described as traders of slaves and bronze with Tyre, revealing their reputation as a violent trading people.
In 2 Peter 2:7, Lot was 'greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked' — mirrors the psalmist's distress over hostile dwellers.
2 Peter 2:8 details Lot's daily torment over lawless deeds — strongly parallels the psalmist's continual woe of living among wicked people.
Jeremiah 9:6 says 'your dwelling is in the midst of deceit' — directly parallels the psalmist's complaint of dwelling among deceitful people.
Jeremiah 9:2 shares the lament of dwelling among treacherous people, wishing to escape — same theme of distress over hostile surroundings.
Jeremiah 15:10 cries 'Woe is me' as a man of strife — similar to the psalmist's woe from living among contentious peoples.
In Genesis 10:2, Meshech is listed as a son of Japheth in the Table of Nations, giving genealogical background for this distant people.
In Genesis 25:13, Kedar is listed as a son of Ishmael, showing his Arabian tribal origins in the patriarchal genealogies.
Isaiah 21:16 pronounces judgment on Kedar, the same people among whom the psalmist laments dwelling.
Isaiah 42:11 calls Kedar to rejoice, contrasting the psalmist's lament over living among them.
Romans 12:18 commands living peaceably with all, contrasting the psalmist's forced dwelling among those who hate peace.