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Psalms 119

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1A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he hearkened to me.
1(120) A Song of Degrees. In my affliction I cried to the Lord, and he listened to me.
2Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
2Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
3What should be given to thee, and what should be added to thee, for [thy] crafty tongue?
3What should be given to you, and what should be added to you, for [your] crafty tongue?
4Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.
4Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.
5Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled among the tents of Kedar.
5Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled among the tents of Kedar.
6My soul has long been a sojourner;
6My soul has long been a sojourner;
7I was peaceable among them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.
7I was peaceful among them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.