Saame 120

1 Ko e Hiva ʻae ʻalu hake. Naʻaku tangi kia Sihova ʻi heʻeku mamahi, pea naʻa ne ongoʻi au.

A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he listened to me.

2 ‌ʻE Sihova, fakahaofi hoku laumālie mei he loungutu loi, pea mei he ʻelelo kākā.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

3 Ko e hā ʻe ʻatu kiate koe? He ko e hā ʻe fai kiate koe, ʻa koe ko e ʻelelo kākā?

What should be given to you, and what should be added to you, for [your] crafty tongue?

4 ‌ʻAe ngaahi ngahau māsila ʻae tangata mālohi, mo e ngaahi malalaʻi afi ʻoe sunipa.

Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

5 ‌ʻOku ou malaʻia, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻeku ʻāunofo ʻi Meseki, koeʻuhi ko ʻeku nofo ʻi he ngaahi fale fehikitaki ʻo Keta!

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled amongst the tents of Kedar.

6 Kuo nofo ʻo fuoloa ʻa hoku laumālie fakataha mo ia ʻoku ne fehiʻa ki he melino.

My soul has long been a sojourner;

7 ‌ʻOku ou loto ki he melino: ka ʻi heʻeku lea ʻoku nau fie tau.

I was peaceful amongst them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.