Psalm 120

New Century Version

A Prayer of Someone Far from Home

A psalm for going up to worship.

120 When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
²Lord, save me from liars
and from those who plan evil.

³You who plan evil, what will God do to you?
How will he punish you?
⁴He will punish you with the sharp arrows of a warrior
and with burning coals of wood.

⁵How terrible it is for me to live in the land of Meshech,
    to live among the people of Kedar.
⁶I have lived too long
    with people who hate peace.
⁷When I talk peace,
    they want war.