Psalms 120

1 A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

A song of ascents. In my distress I called out to Yahweh, and he answered me.

2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.

Rescue my life, Yahweh, from those who lie with their lips and deceive with their tongues.

3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

How will he punish you, and what more will he do to you, you who have a lying tongue?

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

He will punish you with the arrows of a warrior sharpened over burning coals of the broom tree.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

Woe is me because I temporarily live in Meshech; I lived previously among the tents of Kedar.

6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

For too long I have lived with those who hate peace.

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

I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.