Psalms 120

1 A song of ascents. In my distress I called out to Yahweh, and he answered me.

When I had troubles, I called out to Yahweh and he answered me.

2 Rescue my life, Yahweh, from those who lie with their lips and deceive with their tongues.

[I prayed], “Yahweh, rescue/save me from people [SYN, MTY] who lie to me and [try to] deceive me!”

3 How will he punish you, and what more will he do to you, you who have a lying tongue?

You people who lie to me, [I will tell you] [RHQ] what [God] will do to you and what he will do to punish you.

4 He will punish you with the arrows of a warrior sharpened over burning coals of the broom tree.

He will shoot sharp arrows at you like soldiers do, and he will [burn you with] red-hot coals from [the wood of] a broom tree.

5 Woe is me because I temporarily live in Meshech; I lived previously among the tents of Kedar.

It is terrible for me, living among cruel/savage [DOU] people [like those who live] in Meshech [region] and Kedar [region].

6 For too long I have lived with those who hate peace.

I have lived for a long time among people who hate [to live with others] peacefully.

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

Every time I talk about living together peacefully, they talk about starting a war.