Zaburi 120

1 Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Katika dhiki yangu namwita Bwana, naye hunijibu.

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

2 Ee Bwana, uniokoe kutoka midomo ya uongo na ndimi za udanganyifu.

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

3 Atakufanyia nini, au akufanyie nini zaidi, ewe ulimi mdanganyifu?

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

4 Atakuadhibu kwa mishale mikali ya shujaa, kwa makaa yanayowaka ya mti wa mretemu.

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

5 Ole wangu kwa kuwa naishi Mesheki, kwamba naishi katikati ya hema za Kedari!

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

6 Nimeishi muda mrefu mno miongoni mwa wale wanaochukia amani.

Too long have I dwelt With them that hate peace!

7 Mimi ni mtu wa amani; lakini ninaposema, wao wanataka vita.

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