7 verses · English Standard Version · Essentially literal
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Psalms Chapter 120 contains 7 verses and is presented here in the English Standard Version (ESV), which uses a essentially literal approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 150 chapters in Psalms.
1In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me.
2Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.
3What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?
4A warrior's sharp arrows, with glowing coals of the broom tree!
5Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
6Too long have I had my dwelling among those who hate peace.
7I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war!
Psalms 120 in the English Standard Version (ESV) contains 7 verses. The ESV uses a essentially literal approach, first published in 2001 (rev. 2016).
The English Standard Version uses essentially literal, balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Psalms 120 for a different perspective.
Psalms Chapter 120 contains 7 verses in the English Standard Version. The book of Psalms has 150 chapters total.