Psalms 120

1 In my distress I cried to Jehovah, and he answered me.

In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.

2 Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue.

3 What shall be given to thee, and what shall be done more to thee, thou deceitful tongue?

What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue.

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

The sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals that lay waste.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged! I have dwelt with the inhabitants of cedar:

6 My soul has long had her dwelling with him who hates peace.

My soul hath been long a sojourner.

7 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.

With them that hate peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause.