| 120:1 |
A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. |
| 120:2 |
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue. |
| 120:3 |
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? |
| 120:4 |
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. |
| 120:5 |
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar! |
| 120:6 |
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. |
| 120:7 |
I [am for] peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war. |