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Psalm 120:5–7

Woe to me, that I sojourn in rMeshech,

that I dwell among sthe tents of tKedar!

Too long have I had my dwelling

among those who hate peace.

uI am for peace,

but when I speak, they are for war!

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Psalm 120:5–7 — The New International Version (NIV)

Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,

that I live among the tents of Kedar!

Too long have I lived

among those who hate peace.

I am for peace;

but when I speak, they are for war.

Psalm 120:5–7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech,

That I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

My soul hath long dwelt

With him that hateth peace.

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

Psalm 120:5–7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

How I suffer in far-off Meshech.

It pains me to live in distant Kedar.

I am tired of living

among people who hate peace.

I search for peace;

but when I speak of peace, they want war!

Psalm 120:5–7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech,

That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

My soul has dwelt too long

With one who hates peace.

I am for peace;

But when I speak, they are for war.

Psalm 120:5–7 — New Century Version (NCV)

How terrible it is for me to live in the land of Meshech,

to live among the people of Kedar.

I have lived too long

with people who hate peace.

When I talk peace,

they want war.

Psalm 120:5–7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech,

That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

My soul hath long had her dwelling

With him that hateth peace.

I am for peace:

But when I speak, they are for war.

Psalm 120:5–7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

Psalm 120:5–7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

How horrible it is to live as a foreigner in Meshech 

or to stay in the tents of Kedar. 

I have lived too long with those who hate peace. 

I am for peace, but when I talk about it, 

they only talk about war. 

Psalm 120:5–7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

What misery that I have stayed in Meshech,

that I have lived among the tents of Kedar!

I have lived too long

with those who hate peace.

I am for peace; but when I speak,

they are for war.

Psalm 120:5–7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Woe is me, that I am an alien in Meshech,

that I must live among the tents of Kedar.

Too long have I had my dwelling

among those who hate peace.

I am for peace;

but when I speak,

they are for war.

Psalm 120:5–7 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech,

that I dwell among the tents of Kedar.

Too long my soul has had its dwelling

near one who hates peace.

I am for peace, but when I speak,

they are for war.

Psalm 120:5–7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

How terrible it is for me to live in the tents of the people of Meshech!

How terrible to live in the tents of the people of Kedar!

I have lived too long

among those who hate peace.

I want peace.

But when I speak, they want war.

Psalm 120:5–7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech,

For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

Too long has my soul had its dwelling

With those who hate peace.

I am for peace, but when I speak,

They are for war.


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