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1 A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried to the Lord, And He heard me.
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1 I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.
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2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue.
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2 Save me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.
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3 What shall be given to you, Or what shall be done to you, You false tongue?
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3 What will he do to you, and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?
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4 Sharp arrows of the warrior, With coals of the broom tree!
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4 He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom tree.
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5 Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
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5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
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6 My soul has dwelt too long With one who hates peace.
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6 Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.
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7 I am for peace; But when I speak, they are for war.
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7 I am a man of peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
