< Psalms 120 >

1 A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and he heard me.
A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. I have called to YHWH in my distress, And He answers me.
2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
O YHWH, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!
3 What shall be given to thee? or what shall be done to thee, thou false tongue?
What does He give to you? And what does He add to you? O deceitful tongue!
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with coals of broom trees.
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.
6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
My soul has dwelt too much with him who is hating peace.
7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
I—peace, and when I speak they [are] for war!

< Psalms 120 >