Psalms 120:1-6

¹A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. I called out to the Lord for help in all my troubles, and he answered me.

²Lord, please save me from liars and cheats!

³What will the Lord do to you, you liars? How will he punish you?

⁴With the sharp arrows of a warrior and burning coals made from a broom tree.

⁵I'm sorry for myself, because I live as a foreigner in Meshech, or among the tent-dwellers of Kedar.

⁶I have lived for far too long among people who hate peace.