Psalms 120

1 In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.

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

2 O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue.

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

3 What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue.

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

4 The sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals that lay waste.

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

5 Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged! I have dwelt with the inhabitants of cedar:

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

6 My soul hath been long a sojourner.

Nimeishi muda mrefu mno miongoni mwa wale wanaochukia amani.

7 With them that hate peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause.

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