Psalm 120

Title A song of ascents.

1 I call on the Lord in my distress,

and he answers me.

2 Save me, Lord,

from lying lips

and from deceitful tongues.

3 What will he do to you,

and what more besides,

you deceitful tongue?

4 He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows,

with burning coals of the broom bush.

5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,

that I live among the tents of Kedar!

6 Too long have I lived

among those who hate peace.

7 I am for peace;

but when I speak, they are for war.

Title A Song of Ascents.

1 In my distress I called to the Lord,

and he answered me.

2 Deliver me, O Lord,

from lying lips,

from a deceitful tongue.

3 What shall be given to you,

and what more shall be done to you,

you deceitful tongue?

4 A warrior’s sharp arrows,

with glowing coals of the broom tree!

5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech,

that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

6 Too long have I had my dwelling

among those who hate peace.

7 I am for peace,

but when I speak, they are for war!

Title A Song of degrees.

1 In my distress I cried unto the Lord,

And he heard me.

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,

And from a deceitful tongue.

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

Thou false tongue?

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty,

With coals of juniper.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech,

That I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

6 My soul hath long dwelt

With him that hateth peace.

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

Title A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

1 I took my troubles to the Lord;

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

2 Rescue me, O Lord, from liars

and from all deceitful people.

3 O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you?

How will he increase your punishment?

4 You will be pierced with sharp arrows

and burned with glowing coals.

5 How I suffer in far-off Meshech.

It pains me to live in distant Kedar.

6 I am tired of living

among people who hate peace.

7 I search for peace;

but when I speak of peace, they want war!

Title A Song of Ascents.

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

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips

And from a deceitful tongue.

3 What shall be given to you,

Or what shall be done to you,

You false tongue?

4 Sharp arrows of the warrior,

With coals of the broom tree!

5 Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech,

That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

6 My soul has dwelt too long

With one who hates peace.

7 I am for peace;

But when I speak, they are for war.

Title A psalm for going up to worship.

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

and he answered me.

2 Lord, save me from liars

and from those who plan evil.

3 You who plan evil, what will God do to you?

How will he punish you?

4 He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a warrior

and with burning coals of wood.

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

to live among the people of Kedar.

6 I have lived too long

with people who hate peace.

7 When I talk peace,

they want war.

Title A Song of Ascents.

1 In my distress I cried unto Jehovah,

And he answered me.

2 Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips,

And from a deceitful tongue.

3 What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee,

Thou deceitful tongue?

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty,

With coals of juniper.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech,

That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

6 My soul hath long had her dwelling

With him that hateth peace.

7 I am for peace:

But when I speak, they are for war.

Title A Song of degrees.

1 In my trouble I called unto Jehovah, and he answered me. 2 Jehovah, deliver my soul from the lying lip, from the deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given unto thee, what shall be added unto thee, thou deceitful tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with burning coals of broom-wood.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! 6 My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace. 7 I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

Title A song for going up to worship. 

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

and he answered me. 

2 O Lord, rescue me from lying lips 

and from a deceitful tongue. 

3 You deceitful tongue, what can the Lord give you? 

What more can he do for you? 

4 He will give you a warrior’s sharpened arrows and red-hot coals. 

5 How horrible it is to live as a foreigner in Meshech 

or to stay in the tents of Kedar. 

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

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

they only talk about war. 

Title A song of ascents.

1 In my distress I called to the Lord,

and He answered me.

2 “Lord, deliver me from lying lips

and a deceitful tongue.”

3 What will He give you,

and what will He do to you,

you deceitful tongue?

4 A warrior’s sharp arrows

with burning charcoal!

5 What misery that I have stayed in Meshech,

that I have lived among the tents of Kedar!

6 I have lived too long

with those who hate peace.

7 I am for peace; but when I speak,

they are for war.

Title A Song of Ascents.

1 In my distress I cry to the Lord,

that he may answer me:

2 “Deliver me, O Lord,

from lying lips,

from a deceitful tongue.”

3 What shall be given to you?

And what more shall be done to you,

you deceitful tongue?

4 A warrior’s sharp arrows,

with glowing coals of the broom tree!

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

that I must live among the tents of Kedar.

6 Too long have I had my dwelling

among those who hate peace.

7 I am for peace,

but when I speak,

they are for war.

Title A song of ascents.

1 In my distress I called to Yahweh,

and he answered me.

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

from a deceitful tongue.”

3 What shall be given to you,

and what more shall be done to you,

deceitful tongue?

4 The sharpened arrows of a warrior,

with burning charcoals from broom trees.

5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech,

that I dwell among the tents of Kedar.

6 Too long my soul has had its dwelling

near one who hates peace.

7 I am for peace, but when I speak,

they are for war.

Title A Song of Ascents.

1 In my trouble I cried to the Lord,

And He answered me.

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,

From a deceitful tongue.

3 What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you,

You deceitful tongue?

4 Sharp arrows of the warrior,

With the burning coals of the broom tree.

5 Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech,

For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

6 Too long has my soul had its dwelling

With those who hate peace.

7 I am for peace, but when I speak,

They are for war.