Psalms 120
120
Psalm 120
A Cry for Truth and Peace
A song of ascents.
1In my distress I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.#Ps 18:6; Jnh 2:2
2“Lord, rescue me from lying lips
and a deceitful tongue.”#Pr 12:22
3What will he give you,
and what will he do to you,
you deceitful tongue?#Zph 3:13
4A warrior’s sharp arrows
with burning charcoal!#120:4 Lit with coals of the broom bush#Pr 25:18,22
5What misery that I have stayed in Meshech,#120:5 = a people far to the north of Palestine#Ezk 27:13
that I have lived among the tents of Kedar!#120:5 = a nomadic people of the desert to the southeast#Sg 1:5; Ezk 27:21
6I have dwelt too long
with those who hate peace.#Ps 35:20
7I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.#Ps 109:4
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Psalms 120
120
A Prayer of Someone Far from Home
A psalm for going up to worship.
1When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
2Lord, save me from liars
and from those who plan evil.
3You who plan evil, what will God do to you?
How will he punish you?
4He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a warrior
and with burning coals of wood.
5How terrible it is for me to live in the land of Meshech,
to live among the people of Kedar.
6I have lived too long
with people who hate peace.
7When I talk peace,
they want war.
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