King James Version KJV
New Living Translation NLT
1 In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
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I took my troubles to the LORD ; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.
2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
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Rescue me, O LORD, from liars and from all deceitful people.
3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
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O deceptive tongue, what will God do to you? How will he increase your punishment?
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
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You will be pierced with sharp arrows and burned with glowing coals.
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
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How I suffer in far-off Meshech. It pains me to live in distant Kedar.
6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
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I am tired of living among people who hate peace.
7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
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I search for peace; but when I speak of peace, they want war!
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