Psalms 120

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

Nella mia angoscia ho gridato al Signore ed egli mi ha risposto. Canto delle ascensioni.

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

Signore, libera la mia vita dalle labbra di menzogna, dalla lingua ingannatrice.

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

Che ti posso dare, come ripagarti, lingua ingannatrice?

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

Frecce acute di un prode, con carboni di ginepro.

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

Me infelice: abito straniero in Mosoch, dimoro fra le tende di Cedar!

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

Troppo io ho dimorato con chi detesta la pace.

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

Io sono per la pace, ma quando ne parlo, essi vogliono la guerra.