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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