Psalm 120

English Standard Version

Deliver Me, O Lord

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

120 In my distress I called to the Lord,
    and he answered me.
²Deliver me, O Lord,
    from lying lips,
    from a deceitful tongue.

³What shall be given to you,
    ^(B)and what more shall be done to you,
    you deceitful tongue?
⁴^(C)A warrior's ^(D)sharp arrows,
    with glowing ^(E)coals of the broom tree!

⁵Woe to me, that I sojourn in ^(F)Meshech,
    that I dwell among ^(G)the tents of ^(H)Kedar!
⁶Too long have I had my dwelling
    among those who hate peace.
⁷^(I)I am for peace,
    but when I speak, they are for war!

Psalm 120

The Message

120 ^1-2I’m in trouble. I cry to God,
desperate for an answer:
“Deliver me from the liars, God!
They smile so sweetly but lie through their teeth.”

^3-4Do you know what’s next, can you see what’s coming,
all you bold-faced liars?
Pointed arrows and burning coals
will be your reward.

^5-7I’m doomed to live in Meshech,
    cursed with a home in Kedar,
My whole life lived camping
    among quarreling neighbors.
I’m all for peace, but the minute
    I tell them so, they go to war!

English Standard Version (ESV)

The Message (MSG)

Psalm 120 English Standard Version

Deliver Me, O Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

Cross references

Psalm 120 The Message

Psalm 120

English Standard Version

A Song of ^(A)Ascents.

Psalm 120

The Message