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1 (119-1) In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.
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In my distress I cry to the Lord, that he may answer me:
2 (119-2) O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue.
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"Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue."
3 (119-3) What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue?
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What shall be given to you? And what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?
4 (119-4) The sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals that lay waste.
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A warrior's sharp arrows, with glowing coals of the broom tree!
5 (119-5) Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged! I have dwelt with the inhabitants of Cedar:
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Woe is me, that I am an alien in Meshech, that I must live among the tents of Kedar.
6 (119-6) My soul hath been long a sojourner.
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Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace.
7 (119-7) With them that hated peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause.
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I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
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