SAB Psalms 120

0 SAB Psalms 120

The righteous ... shall see ... and shall laugh at him. 52:6

Psalms

I'm for peace.

120:1-7

A Song of degrees.

¹ In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

I cried out to God and he heard me.

² Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Deliver me from lies.

³ What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

What should be done to a false tongue?

⁴ Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Sharp arrows and juniper coals.

⁵ Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

Woe is me. I live in the tents of Kedar!

⁶ My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

I've lived with someone who hates peace.

⁷ I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

I'm for peace. They're for war.

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