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Psalm 120:1–2

I call on the Lordv in my distress,w

and he answers me.

Save me, Lord,

from lying lipsx

and from deceitful tongues.y

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Psalm 120:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

In my distress I called to the Lord,

and he answered me.

Deliver me, O Lord,

from lying lips,

from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 120:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

In my distress I cried unto the Lord,

And he heard me.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,

And from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 120:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

I took my troubles to the Lord;

I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.

Rescue me, O Lord, from liars

and from all deceitful people.

Psalm 120:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

In my distress I cried to the Lord, And He heard me.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips

And from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 120:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord,

and he answered me.

Lord, save me from liars

and from those who plan evil.

Psalm 120:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

In my distress I cried unto Jehovah,

And he answered me.

Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips,

And from a deceitful tongue.

Psalm 120:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

In my trouble I called unto Jehovah, and he answered me. Jehovah, deliver my soul from the lying lip, from the deceitful tongue.

Psalm 120:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

When I was in trouble, I cried out to the Lord

and he answered me. 

O Lord, rescue me from lying lips 

and from a deceitful tongue. 

Psalm 120:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

In my distress I called to the Lord,

and He answered me.

Lord, deliver me from lying lips

and a deceitful tongue.”

Psalm 120:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

In my distress I cry to the Lord,

that he may answer me:

“Deliver me, O Lord,

from lying lips,

from a deceitful tongue.”

Psalm 120:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

In my distress I called to Yahweh,

and he answered me.

“Deliver my life, O Yahweh, from lying lips,

from a deceitful tongue.”

Psalm 120:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

I call out to the Lord when I’m in trouble,

and he answers me.

Lord, save me from people whose lips tell lies.

Save me from people whose tongues don’t tell the truth.

Psalm 120:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

In my trouble I cried to the Lord,

And He answered me.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,

From a deceitful tongue.


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