Psalms 120

1 A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he listened to me.

In my distress I cried unto Yhwh, and he heard me.

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Deliver my soul, O Yhwh, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

3 What should be given to you, and what should be added to you, for [your] crafty tongue?

What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

4 Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

5 Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled amongst the tents of Kedar.

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

6 My soul has long been a sojourner;

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

7 I was peaceful amongst them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.

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