New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 120

Prayer for Rescue from the Treacherous.

A Song of Ex 34:24; 1 Kin 12:27Ascents.

1I criedקָ֝רָ֗אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121to the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068in my troubleבַּצָּרָ֣תָהba.tza.Ra.tahH6869,And He answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵֽנִי׃Vai.ya.'a.Ne.niH6030me.

2Rescueהַצִּ֣ילָהha.Tzi.lahH5337my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315, Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, fromlyingשֶׁ֑קֶרShe.kerH8267lipsמִשְּׂפַת־mi.se.fat-H8193, From adeceitfulרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423tongueמִלָּשׁ֥וֹןmi.la.ShonH3956.

3Whatמַה־mah-H4100will Hegiveיִּתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414to you, and whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100moreH3254will HedoH3254to you, Youdeceitfulרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956?

4Sharpשְׁנוּנִ֑יםshe.nu.NimH8150arrowsחִצֵּ֣יchi.TzeiH2671of the warriorגִבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368, With the burningcoalsגַּחֲלֵ֥יga.cha.LeiH1513of the broomרְתָמִֽים׃re.ta.MimH7574treeH7574!

5Woeאֽוֹיָה־'o.yah-H190to me, for I resideגַ֣רְתִּיGar.tiH1481inMeshechמֶ֑שֶׁךְMe.shekhH4902,For I have settledשָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּיSha.Khan.tiH7931amongעִֽם־'im-H5973thetentsאָהֳלֵ֥י'o.ho.LeiH168ofKedarקֵדָֽר׃ke.DarH6938!

6Too longרַ֭בַּתRa.batH7227has my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315had its dwellingשָֽׁכְנָה־sha.khe.nah-H7931With those whohateשׂוֹנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

7I am forpeaceשָׁ֭לוֹםSha.lomH7965,but whenוְכִ֣יve.KhiH3588I speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696, They arefor warלַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃la.mil.cha.MahH4421.

Prayer for Rescue from the Treacherous.

A Song of Ex 34:24; 1 Kin 12:27Ascents.

Commentaries on Psalms 120