Psalms 120

1 A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he answered me.

A Canticle in steps. When troubled, I cried out to the Lord, and he heard me.

2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.

O Lord, free my soul from lips of iniquity and from the deceitful tongue.

3 What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?

What will be given to you, or what will be added to you, for a deceitful tongue?:

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

the sharp arrows of the powerful, along with the burning coals of desolation.

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

Woe to me, for my sojourning has been prolonged. I have lived with the inhabitants of Kedar.

6 My soul hath long had her dwelling with him that hateth peace.

My soul has long been a sojourner.

7 I am [for] peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

With those who hated peace, I was peaceful. When I spoke to them, they fought against me without cause.