Psalms 120

1 A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.

I LOKO o ko'u pilikia, kahea aku la au ia Iehova, A hoolohe mai la oia ia'u.

2 Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, [And] from a deceitful tongue.

E Iehova, e hoopakele mai oe i ko'u uhane i na lehelehe wahahee, A me ke elelo hoopunipuni.

3 What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?

Heaha ka mea e haawiia'ku ai ia oe, A e hoopili hou ia mai ai ia oe, E ke elelo hoopunipuni?

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.

Na pua oi o ka mea ikaika, A me na lanahu rotema.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

Auwe hoi au'i ko'u noho malihini ana ma Meseka, I ko'u noho ana hoi ma na halelewa o Kedera!

6 My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.

Ua noho loihi ko'u uhane, Me ka mea i inaina mai i ka maluhia.

7 I am [for] peace: But when I speak, they are for war.

Ma ka maluhia no wau; a ia'u e olelo aku ai, Ma ke kaua no lakou la.