< Psalms 120 >
1 IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.
In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.
2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue.
3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false 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 Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged! I have dwelt with the inhabitants of cedar:
6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth 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.