Psalms 120

1 “A song of the degrees.” Unto the Lord, when I was in distress, did I call, and he hath answered me.

I LOKO o ko'u pilikia, kahea aku la au ia Iehova, A hoolohe mai la oia ia'u.

2 O Lord, deliver my soul from lips of falsehood, and from a tongue of deceit.

E Iehova, e hoopakele mai oe i ko'u uhane i na lehelehe wahahee, A me ke elelo hoopunipuni.

3 What will [God] give unto thee? or what will he add unto thee, thou tongue of deceit?

Heaha ka mea e haawiia'ku ai ia oe, A e hoopili hou ia mai ai ia oe, E ke elelo hoopunipuni?

4 Sharpened arrows of the mighty, with coals of the broom-bush.

Na pua oi o ka mea ikaika, A me na lanahu rotema.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, 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 Too long for herself hath my soul dwelt with him that hateth 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.