Psalms 120

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

Ko e Hiva ʻae ʻalu hake. Naʻaku tangi kia Sihova ʻi heʻeku mamahi, pea naʻa ne ongoʻi au.

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

‌ʻE Sihova, fakahaofi hoku laumālie mei he loungutu loi, pea mei he ʻelelo kākā.

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

Ko e hā ʻe ʻatu kiate koe? He ko e hā ʻe fai kiate koe, ʻa koe ko e ʻelelo kākā?

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

‌ʻAe ngaahi ngahau māsila ʻae tangata mālohi, mo e ngaahi malalaʻi afi ʻoe sunipa.

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

‌ʻOku ou malaʻia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku ʻāunofo ʻi Meseki, koeʻuhi ko ʻeku nofo ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻo Keta!

6 My soul has long been a sojourner;

Kuo nofo ʻo fuoloa ʻa hoku laumālie fakataha mo ia ʻoku ne fehiʻa ki he melino.

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

‌ʻOku ou loto ki he melino: ka ʻi heʻeku lea ʻoku nau fie tau.