Psalms 120

In My Distress I Cried to the Lord

A song of ascents.

¹In my distress I cried to the Lord,
and He answered me.
²Deliver my soul, O Lord,
from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

³What will He do to you,
and what will be added to you,
O deceitful tongue?
⁴Sharp arrows will come from the warrior,
with burning coals of the broom tree!

⁵Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech,
that I live among the tents of Kedar!
⁶Too long have I dwelt
among those who hate peace.
⁷I am in favor of peace;
but when I speak, they want war.