Psalm 120

A Prayer for Deliverance from Deceitfulness

¹In my distress I cried unto the Lord ,

and he heard me.

²Deliver my soul, O Lord , from lying lips,

and from a deceitful tongue.

³What shall be given unto thee?

Or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

⁴Sharp arrows of the mighty,

with coals of juniper.

⁵Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech,

that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

⁶My soul hath long dwelt

with him that hateth peace.

⁷I am for peace:

but when I speak, they are for war.