New King James Version NKJV
New International Version NIV
1 A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried to the Lord, And He heard 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 And 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, Or what shall be done to you, You false 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 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, that I dwell in Meshech, That 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 My soul has dwelt too long With one who hates 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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