# Psalm 120 ## Psalm 120:1 - [KJV] In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. - [ASV] In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me. - [YLT] Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me. ### Notes on Psalm 120:1 - ## Psalm 120:2 - [KJV] Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, *and* from a deceitful tongue. - [ASV] Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, *And* from a deceitful tongue. - [YLT] O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue! ### Notes on Psalm 120:2 - ## Psalm 120:3 - [KJV] What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? - [ASV] What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue? - [YLT] What doth He give to thee? And what doth He add to thee? O deceitful tongue! ### Notes on Psalm 120:3 - ## Psalm 120:4 - [KJV] Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. - [ASV] Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper. - [YLT] Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals. ### Notes on Psalm 120:4 - ## Psalm 120:5 - [KJV] Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, *that* I dwell in the tents of Kedar! - [ASV] Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar! - [YLT] Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar. ### Notes on Psalm 120:5 - ## Psalm 120:6 - [KJV] My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. - [ASV] My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace. - [YLT] Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace. ### Notes on Psalm 120:6 - ## Psalm 120:7 - [KJV] I *am for* peace: but when I speak, they *are* for war. - [ASV] I am *for* peace: But when I speak, they are for war. - [YLT] I *am* peace, and when I speak they *are* for war! ### Notes on Psalm 120:7 -