King James Version

Psalms 120

A Song of degrees.

1In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

2Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?1 2

4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.3

5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.4

1. Psalms 120:3 What shall be given…: or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall is profit thee? ↩
2. Psalms 120:3 done: Heb. added ↩
3. Psalms 120:4 Sharp…: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper ↩
4. Psalms 120:7 for peace: or, a man of peace ↩

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