John Gill Commentary Psalms 120:6

"My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace." — Psalms 120:6 (ASV)

My soul has long dwelt with him that hates peace .
] The God of peace, against whom their carnal minds are enmity itself; Christ, the Prince of peace, the Man, the Peace, who has made peace by the blood of his cross, whom the world hates; the sons of peace, the quiet in the land, against whom the wicked devise evil things; the Gospel of peace, which the natural man abhors as foolishness; the way of peace, pardon, and salvation by Christ, which carnal men know not, and do not approve of; and the ordinances of the Gospel, which are paths of peace.

In short, some are of such restless, quarrelsome, and contentious spirits, that they hate peace with any; are like the troubled sea, that cannot rest; and cannot sleep, unless they do mischief to their fellow creatures: it is very uncomfortable living, especially living long with such.

The Targum is, ``my soul has long dwelt with Edom, hating peace;'' that is, with the Romans or Christians, who are intended; for the Jews understand this psalm of their present captivity.