New American Standard Bible NAS
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1 In my trouble I cried to the LORD , And He answered me.
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I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me.
2 Deliver my soul, O LORD , from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue.
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Save me, LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.
3 What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, You deceitful tongue?
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What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue?
4 Sharp arrows of the warrior, With the burning coals of the broom tree.
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He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom bush.
5 Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
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Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
6 Too long has my soul had its dwelling With those who hate peace.
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Too long have I lived among those who hate peace.
7 I am for peace, but when I speak, They are for war.
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I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
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