< Psalms 120 >

1 A Song of the Ascents. Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me.
A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. I have called to YHWH in my distress, And He answers me.
2 O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!
O YHWH, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!
3 What doth He give to thee? And what doth He add to thee? O deceitful tongue!
What does He give to you? And what does He add to you? O deceitful tongue!
4 Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.
Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with coals of broom trees.
5 Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.
Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.
6 Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.
My soul has dwelt too much with him who is hating peace.
7 I [am] peace, and when I speak they [are] for war!
I—peace, and when I speak they [are] for war!

< Psalms 120 >