Psalms 120

1 “A psalm of steps.” In my distress I called upon the LORD, And he answered me.

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

2 O LORD! deliver me from lying lips, From the deceitful tongue!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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