Psalms 120

1 A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

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

2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.

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

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

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

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

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

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 tabernacled amongst the tents of Kedar.

6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

My soul has long been a sojourner;

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

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