Psalms 120

1 “A psalm of steps.” In my distress I called upon the LORD, And he 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 me from lying lips, From the deceitful tongue!

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

3 What profit to thee, Or what advantage to thee, is the false tongue?

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

4 It is like the sharp arrows of the mighty man; Like coals of the juniper.

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

5 Alas for me, that I sojourn in Mesech, 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 have I dwelt With them that hate peace!

Ua noho loihi ko'u uhane, Me ka mea i inaina mai i ka maluhia.

7 I am for peace; yet, when I speak for it, They are for war.

Ma ka maluhia no wau; a ia'u e olelo aku ai, Ma ke kaua no lakou la.