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Psalm 120
New International Version

### Psalm 120

#### A song of ascents.

1 I call on the Lord(A) in my distress,(B)
and he answers me.
2 Save me, Lord,
from lying lips(C)
and from deceitful tongues.(D)

3 What will he do to you,
and what more besides,
you deceitful tongue?
4 He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows,(E)
with burning coals of the broom bush.

5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,
that I live among the tents of Kedar!(F)
6 Too long have I lived
among those who hate peace.
7 I am for peace;
but when I speak, they are for war.

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 120:1 : S Ps 18:6
2. Psalm 120:1 : S 2Sa 22:7; S Ps 118:5
3. Psalm 120:2 : S Ps 31:18
4. Psalm 120:2 : S Ps 52:4
5. Psalm 120:4 : S Dt 32:23
6. Psalm 120:5 : S Ge 25:13; Jer 2:10

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