120:1 A psalm ·for going up to worship [of ascents; C perhaps sung while traveling to Jerusalem to celebrate an annual religious festival like Passover]. When I was in ·trouble [distress], I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
120:2 Lord, ·save [protect] me from ·liars [L false lips] and from ·those who plan evil [L a deceptive tongue].
120:3 ·You who plan evil [L O deceptive tongue], what will ·God do [L he give] to you? ·How will he punish [L What will he add to] you?
120:4 ·He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a warrior and with burning coals of wood [L The sharp arrows of a warrior and the burning coals of a broom tree; C the broom tree produces excellent charcoal].
120:5 ·How terrible it is for [L Woe to] me to ·live in the land of [L sojourn/wander in] Meshech [C by the Black Sea in Asia Minor; Gen. 10:2; Ezek. 38:2], to ·live [dwell; reside] among the ·people [L tents] of Kedar [C in the Arabian desert; Is. 21:16–17; Jer. 2:10; 49:28; Ezek. 27:21].
120:6 I have ·lived [dwelt; resided] too long with people who hate peace.
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