Psalm 120

Psalm 120 ¹ A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the LORD . 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.