test_org_en_ust/19-PSA/120.usfm

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\c 120
\d A psalm written for people going up to the temple to worship
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\v 1 When I was distressed, I called out to Yahweh
\q2 and he answered me.
\q1
\v 2 I prayed,
\q2 "Yahweh, rescue me from those who lie to me and try to deceive me!"
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\q1
\v 3 You people who lie to me, I will tell you what God will do to you
\q2 and what he will do to punish you.
\q1
\v 4 He will shoot sharp arrows at you as soldiers do,
\q2 and he will burn you with red hot coals from the wood of a broom tree.
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\q1
\v 5 It is terrible for me, living among cruel people
\q2 like those who live in the regions of Meshech or Kedar.
\q1
\v 6 I have lived for a long time among people who hate to live with others peacefully.
\q1
\v 7 Every time I talk about living together peacefully,
\q2 they talk about starting a war.