1 A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and he heard me.2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.3 What shall be given to thee? or what shall be done to thee, thou false tongue? What shall be given…: or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall it profit thee?done: Heb. added4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Sharp…: or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man, with coals of juniper5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. for peace: or, a man of peace