Psalms 120

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

Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Katika dhiki yangu namwita Bwana, naye hunijibu.

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

Ee Bwana, uniokoe kutoka midomo ya uongo na ndimi za udanganyifu.

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

Atakufanyia nini, au akufanyie nini zaidi, ewe ulimi mdanganyifu?

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

Atakuadhibu kwa mishale mikali ya shujaa, kwa makaa yanayowaka ya mti wa mretemu.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

Ole wangu kwa kuwa naishi Mesheki, kwamba naishi katikati ya hema za Kedari!

6 Too long for herself hath my soul dwelt with him that hateth peace.

Nimeishi muda mrefu mno miongoni mwa wale wanaochukia amani.

7 I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

Mimi ni mtu wa amani; lakini ninaposema, wao wanataka vita.