King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
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When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
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Save me, Lord, from liars and deceivers.
3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
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You liars, what will God do to you? How will he punish you?
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
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With a soldier's sharp arrows, with red-hot coals!
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
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Living among you is as bad as living in Meshech or among the people of Kedar.
6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
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I have lived too long with people who hate peace!
7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
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When I speak of peace, they are for war.
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.