Psalm 120

New International Reader’s Version

A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.

1 I call out to the LORD when I’m in trouble, and he answers me. 2 LORD, save me from people whose lips tell lies. Save me from people whose tongues don’t tell the truth. 3 What will the LORD do to you, you lying tongue? And what more will he do? 4 He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a soldier. He will punish you with burning coals from a desert bush. 5 How terrible it is for me to live in the tents of the people of Meshek! How terrible to live in the tents of the people of Kedar! 6 I have lived too long among those who hate peace. 7 I want peace. But when I speak, they want war.

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Psalm 120

English Standard Version

Deliver Me, O Lord

1 A Song of Ascents. In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. (Ex 34:24; 1Ki 12:27; Isa 30:29) 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? (1Sa 3:17) 4 A warrior’s sharp arrows, with glowing coals of the broom tree! (Ps 45:5; Ps 127:4; Ps 140:10; Pr 25:22; Jer 50:9)

Ps 45:5Ps 127:4Ps 140:10Pr 25:22Jer 50:9

5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar! (Ge 10:2; Ge 25:13; So 1:5; Isa 60:7; Jer 49:28; Eze 27:13; Eze 27:21; Eze 38:2; Eze 39:1)

Ge 10:2Ge 25:13So 1:5Isa 60:7Jer 49:28Eze 27:13Eze 27:21Eze 38:2Eze 39:1

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! (Ps 109:4)

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