Tehillim 120 - Chapter 120 - Psalm 120

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Tehillim 120: full text

{א} שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת אֶל יְהוָה בַּצָּרָתָה לִּי קָרָאתִי וַיַּעֲנֵנִי:
{ב} יְהוָה הַצִּילָה נַפְשִׁי מִשְּׂפַת שֶׁקֶר מִלָּשׁוֹן רְמִיָּה:
{ג} מַה יִּתֵּן לְךָ וּמַה יֹּסִיף לָךְ לָשׁוֹן רְמִיָּה:
{ד} חִצֵּי גִבּוֹר שְׁנוּנִים עִם גַּחֲלֵי רְתָמִים:
{ה} אוֹיָה לִי כִּי גַרְתִּי מֶשֶׁךְ שָׁכַנְתִּי עִם אָהֳלֵי קֵדָר:
{ו} רַבַּת שָׁכְנָה לָּהּ נַפְשִׁי עִם שׂוֹנֵא שָׁלוֹם:
{ז} אֲנִי שָׁלוֹם וְכִי אֲדַבֵּר הֵמָּה לַמִּלְחָמָה:

{א} שִׁ֗יר הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת אֶל־יְ֭הוָה בַּצָּרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י קָ֝רָ֗אתִי וֽ͏ַיַּעֲנֵֽנִי׃
{ב} יְֽהוָ֗ה הַצִּ֣ילָה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִשְּׂפַת־שֶׁ֑קֶר מִלָּשׁ֥וֹן רְמִיָּֽה׃
{ג} מַה־יִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭ךָ וּמַה־יֹּסִ֥יף לָ֗ךְ לָשׁ֥וֹן רְמִיָּֽה׃
{ד} חִצֵּ֣י גִבּ֣וֹר שְׁנוּנִ֑ים עִ֝֗ם גַּחֲלֵ֥י רְתָמִֽים׃
{ה} אֽוֹיָה־לִ֭י כִּי־גַ֣רְתִּי מֶ֑שֶׁךְ שָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּי עִֽם־אָהֳלֵ֥י קֵדָֽר׃
{ו} רַ֭בַּת שָֽׁכְנָה־לָּ֣הּ נַפְשִׁ֑י עִ֝֗ם שׂוֹנֵ֥א שָׁלֽוֹם׃
{ז} אֲ‍ֽנִי־שָׁ֭לוֹם וְכִ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר הֵ֝֗מָּה לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

Tehillim 120 : Transliteration

Shir hamaalot, el Adonai batsaráta li caráti vaiaanêni
Adonai hatsíla hafshi missefat shéker, milashon remiya
Ma yiten lecha uma iossif lach lashon remiya
Chitsê guibor shenunim, im gachalê retamim
Oia li ki garti méshech, shachánti im aholê Kedar
Rabat shachna la nafshi im sone shalom
Ani shalom, vechi adaber hêma lamilchama

Tehillim 120 - Tehillim translated into English

1. A Song of Maalot. In my distress I cried to the Lord, and he answered me!
2. Save my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue!
3. What shall be given to you? What shall be done to you, O false tongue? 4. Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of the broom tree!
5. Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
6. My soul has long dwelt with those who hate peace!
7. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war!

Tehillim 120 : Significance

For protection from a snake or scorpion

Description / commentaries - Tehillim 120

This psalm rebukes slanderers, describing how the deadly effect of slander reaches even further than weapons.

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