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A Prayer of Someone Far from Home

A song for going up to worship.

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

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

How terrible it is to live in the land of Meshech.
    I have to live among the people of Kedar.
I have lived too long
    with people who hate peace.
I want peace and try to talk peace,
    but they want war.

Psalm 120

A song of ascents.

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

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

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