Psalm 120
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 120
A Cry for Truth and Peace
A song of ascents.
1 In my distress I called to the Lord,
and He answered me.(A)
2 “Lord, deliver me from lying lips
and a deceitful tongue.”(B)
3 What will He give you,
and what will He do to you,
you deceitful tongue?(C)
4 A warrior’s sharp arrows
with burning charcoal![a](D)
5 What misery that I have stayed in Meshech,[b](E)
that I have lived among the tents of Kedar![c](F)
6 I have lived too long
with those who hate peace.(G)
7 I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.(H)
Notas al pie
- Psalm 120:4 Lit with coals of the broom bush
- Psalm 120:5 = a people far to the north of Palestine
- Psalm 120:5 = a nomadic people of the desert to the southeast
Psalm 120
Lexham English Bible
Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies
A song of ascents.[a]
120 In my distress I called to Yahweh,
and he answered me.
2 “Deliver my life, O Yahweh, from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue.”
3 What shall be given to you,[b]
and what more shall be done to you,
deceitful tongue?
4 The sharpened arrows of a warrior,
with burning charcoals from broom trees.
5 Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech,
that I dwell among the tents of Kedar.
6 Too long my soul has had its dwelling
near one who hates peace.
7 I am for peace, but when I speak,
they are for war.
Notas al pie
- Psalm 120:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
- Psalm 120:3 That is, by God against the false accuser
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