1 In my distress I called out to Yahweh,

and he answered me.

2 Rescue my life, Yahweh, from those who lie with their lips

and deceive with their tongues.

3 How will he punish you, and what more will he do to you,

you who have a lying tongue?

4 He will punish you with the arrows of a warrior

sharpened over burning coals of the broom tree.

5 Woe is me because I temporarily live in Meshech;

I lived previously among the tents of Kedar.

6 For too long I have lived

with those who hate peace.

7 I am for peace,

but when I speak, they are for war.