Psalms 120 — T4T
A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
120Verse 1When I had troubles, I called out to Yahwehand he answered me.Verse 2I prayed,“Yahweh, rescue/save me from people [SYN, MTY] who lie to me and try to deceive me!”Verse 3You people who lie to me, I will tell you [RHQ] what God will do to youand what he will do to punish you.Verse 4He will shoot sharp arrows at you like soldiers do,and he will burn you with red-hot coals from the wood of a broom tree.Verse 5It is terrible for me, living among cruel/savage [DOU] peoplelike those who live in Meshech region and Kedar region.Verse 6I have lived for a long time among people who hate to live with others peacefully.Verse 7Every time I talk about living together peacefully,they talk about starting a war.