Psalms 120
120
PSALM 120
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
A Song of Ascents
1In my distress to God I cry'd,
and he gave ear to me.
2From lying lips, and guileful tongue,
O Lord, my soul set free.
3What shall be giv'n thee? or what
shall be done to thee, false tongue?
4Ev'n burning coals of juniper,
sharp arrows of the strong.
5Woe's me that I in Mesech am
a sojourner so long;
That I in tabernacles dwell
to Kedar that belong.
6My soul with him that hateth peace
hath long a dweller been.
7I am for peace; but when I speak,
for battle they are keen.
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Tehillim (Psa) 120
120
1A song of ascents:
I called to Adonai in my distress,
and he answered me.
2Rescue me, Adonai, from lips that tell lies,
from a tongue full of deceit.
3What has he in store for you, deceitful tongue?
What more will he do to you?
4A warrior’s sharp arrows,
with red-hot coals from a broom tree.
5How wretched I am, that I’m an alien in Meshekh,
that I must live among the tents of Keidar!
6I have had to live far too long
with those who hate peace.
7I am all for peace;
but when I speak, they are for war.
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