Psalm 120

Berean Standard Bible

In My Distress I Cried to the LORD

A song of ascents.

¹ In my distress I cried to the LORD,

and He answered me.

² Deliver my soul, O LORD,

from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

³ What will He do to you,

and what will be added to you,

O deceitful tongue?

⁴ Sharp arrows will come from the warrior,

with burning coals of the broom tree!

⁵ Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech,

that I live among the tents of Kedar!

⁶ Too long have I dwelt

among those who hate peace.

⁷ I am in favor of peace;

but when I speak, they want war.

מַעֲלָה ma·a·lah H4609 step. Rendered “of ascents”. Verse 1
רְמִיָּה re·miy·yah H7423 deceit. Rendered “O deceitful”, “and a deceitful”. Verses 2, 3
לָשׁוֹן la·shon H3956 tongue. Rendered “tongue”. Verses 2, 3
שָׁנַן sha·nan H8150 to sharpen. Rendered “Sharp”. Verse 4
גַּחֶ֫לֶת ge·chel H1513 coal. Rendered “burning coals”. Verse 4
רֹ֫תֶם re·tem H7574 broom. Rendered “of the broom tree”. Verse 4
שָׁכַן sha·khan H7931 to dwell. Rendered “dwelt”, “that I live”. Verses 5, 6
שָׁלוֹם sha·lom H7965 peace. Rendered “peace”. Verses 6, 7

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