Psalms 120

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120:1
שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת אֶל־יְהוָה בַּצָּרָתָה לִּי קָרָאתִי וַיַּעֲנֵנִי׃
A Song of Ascents. In my distress I called unto the LORD, And He answered me.
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120:2
יְהוָה הַצִּילָה נַפְשִׁי מִשְּׂפַת־שֶׁקֶר מִלָּשׁוֹן רְמִיָּה׃
O LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue.
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120:3
מַה־יִּתֵּן לְךָ וּמַה־יֹּסִיף לָךְ לָשׁוֹן רְמִיָּה׃
What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?
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120:4
חִצֵּי גִבּוֹר שְׁנוּנִים עִם גַּחֲלֵי רְתָמִים׃
Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of broom.
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120:5
אוֹיָה־לִי כִּי־גַרְתִּי מֶשֶׁךְ שָׁכַנְתִּי עִם־אָהֳלֵי קֵדָר׃
Woe is me, that I sojourn with Meshech, That I dwell beside the tents of Kedar!
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120:6
רַבַּת שָׁכְנָה־לָּהּ נַפְשִׁי עִם שׂוֹנֵא שָׁלוֹם׃
My soul hath full long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.
120:7
אֲ‍נִי־שָׁלוֹם וְכִי אֲדַבֵּר הֵמָּה לַמִּלְחָמָה׃
I am all peace; But when I speak, they are for war.
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Rashi on Psalms 120:7

<b>I am at peace</b> With them.<br><br><b>but when I speak</b> peacefully with them, they come to wage war with me.

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