120:1 In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
120:1 {A Song of Ascents.} In my trouble I cried to the LORD, And He answered me.

120:2 Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, (And) from a deceitful tongue.
120:2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue.

120:3 What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?
120:3 What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, You deceitful tongue?

120:4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.
120:4 Sharp arrows of the warrior, With the [burning] coals of the broom tree.

120:5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
120:5 Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

120:6 My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.
120:6 Too long has my soul had its dwelling With those who hate peace.

120:7 I am (for) peace: But when I speak, they are for war.
120:7 I am [for] peace, but when I speak, They are for war.