Psalm 120

A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord.

¹I call out to the Lord when I’m in trouble,
and he answers me.
²Lord, save me from people whose lips tell lies.
Save me from people whose tongues don’t tell the truth.

³What will the Lord do to you, you lying tongue?
And what more will he do?
⁴He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a soldier.
He will punish you with burning coals from a desert bush.

⁵How 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!
⁶I have lived too long
    among those who hate peace.
⁷I want peace.
    But when I speak, they want war.