Psalm 120

Psalm 120

A song of ascents.

¹I call on the Lord^v in my distress,^w

and he answers me.

²Save me, Lord,

from lying lips^x

and from deceitful tongues.^y

³What will he do to you,

and what more besides,

you deceitful tongue?

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

with burning coals of the broom bush.

⁵Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,

that I live among the tents of Kedar!^a

⁶Too long have I lived

among those who hate peace.

⁷I am for peace;

but when I speak, they are for war.