1 I call on the LORD in my distress,
       and he answers me.

    2 Save me, LORD,
       from lying lips
       and from deceitful tongues.

    3 What will he do to you,
       and what more besides,
       you deceitful tongue?

    4 He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows,
       with burning coals of the broom bush.

    5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,
       that I live among the tents of Kedar!

    6 Too long have I lived
       among those who hate peace.

    7 I am for peace;
       but when I speak, they are for war.

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