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1 Cántico gradual. A JEHOVÁ llamé estando en angustia, y él me respondió.
2 Libra mi alma, oh Jehová, de labio mentiroso, de la lengua fraudulenta.
3 ¿Qué te dará, ó qué te aprovechará, oh lengua engañosa?
4 Agudas saetas de valiente, con brasas de enebro.
5 ¡Ay de mí, que peregrino en Mesech, y habito entre las tiendas de Kedar!
6 Mucho se detiene mi alma con los que aborrecen la paz.
7 Yo soy pacífico: mas ellos, así que hablo, me hacen guerra.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Psalm 120 about?
The psalmist cries out in distress against "lying lips" and "a deceitful tongue" (vv.1-2), lamenting that he dwells among people hostile to peace.
What do "Mesech" and "Kedar" represent in verse 5?
V.5 says, "Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!" naming distant, war-associated peoples to describe life surrounded by hostility.
How does the psalm end?
V.7 closes with "I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war," the psalmist's frustration at being a peacemaker among combative people. Compare Matthew 5:9.
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