< Psalms 120 >
1 A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he answered me.
A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and he heard me.
2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.
3 What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
What shall be given to thee? or what shall be done to thee, thou false tongue?
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
6 My soul hath long had her dwelling with him that hateth peace.
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
7 I am [for] peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
I [am] for peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war.