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Psalms 120

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1In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.

2Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, Andfrom a deceitful tongue.

3What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?

4Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.

5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!

6My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.

7I amforpeace: But when I speak, they are for war.

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Parallel translations · Psalms 120:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.

KJV · King James Version (1611)

In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

In my trouble my cry went up to the Lord, and he gave me an answer.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

A Song of the Ascents. Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me.

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from whence help shall come to me.

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

In my trouble I called unto Jehovah, and he answered me.

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Psalms 120:1.

Psalms 122:1
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.
Psalms 128:1
Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways.
Jonah 2:2
And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.
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Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
Psalms 121:1
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
Psalms 107:13
Then they cried unto Jehovah in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses.

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(Hebrew)

This noun refers to a lie or falsehood, denoting that which is untrue, vain, or deceitful.

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