0 SAB Psalms 120

Psalms

CHAPTER 120

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.
«
»

Copyright © 1999-2024
The Skeptic's Annotated Bible

Send comments to Steve Wells
at swwells(at)gmail.com