Psalms 120

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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