Psalms 120

1 [the] song of The ascents to Yahweh in distress of me I called out and he answered me.

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

2 O Yahweh deliver! self my from a lip of falsehood from a tongue deceit.

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

3 What? will anyone give to you and what? will anyone add to you O tongue deceit.

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

4 Arrows of a warrior sharpened with burning coals of broom plants.

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

5 Woe! to me that I have sojourned Meshech I have dwelt with [the] tents of Kedar.

Alas for me, that I sojourn in Mesech, That I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

6 Much it has dwelt itself self my with [one who] hates peace.

Too long have I dwelt With them that hate peace!

7 I [am] peace and that I speak they [are] for war.

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