1 In my distress I cried to Jehovah, and he answered me.
2 Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.
3 What shall be given to thee, and what shall be done more to thee, thou deceitful tongue?
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
6 My soul has long had her dwelling with him who hates peace.
7 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.
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Today's Verse
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
Verse Of The DayThe closing complaint, 'I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war,' stands in contrast to the blessing on peacemakers in Matthew 5:9, before the ascent continues in Psalms 121.
