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1A song of ascents. I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me. | 1A song of ascents. I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me. |
2Save me, LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. | 2Save me, LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. |
3What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue? | 3What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue? |
4He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom bush. | 4He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom bush. |
5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek, that I live among the tents of Kedar! | 5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek, that I live among the tents of Kedar! |
6Too long have I lived among those who hate peace. | 6Too long have I lived among those who hate peace. |
7I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war. | 7I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war. |
New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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