< Psalms 120 >

1 In my distress I cried to the LORD, and he heard me.
I LOKO o ko'u pilikia, kahea aku la au ia Iehova, A hoolohe mai la oia ia'u.
2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
E Iehova, e hoopakele mai oe i ko'u uhane i na lehelehe wahahee, A me ke elelo hoopunipuni.
3 What shall be given to you? or what shall be done to you, you false tongue?
Heaha ka mea e haawiia'ku ai ia oe, A e hoopili hou ia mai ai ia oe, E ke elelo hoopunipuni?
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Na pua oi o ka mea ikaika, A me na lanahu rotema.
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Auwe hoi au'i ko'u noho malihini ana ma Meseka, I ko'u noho ana hoi ma na halelewa o Kedera!
6 My soul has long dwelled with him that hates peace.
Ua noho loihi ko'u uhane, Me ka mea i inaina mai i ka maluhia.
7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
Ma ka maluhia no wau; a ia'u e olelo aku ai, Ma ke kaua no lakou la.

< Psalms 120 >