Psalms 120

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nimeishi muda mrefu mno miongoni mwa wale wanaochukia amani.

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

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