| Christian Standard Bible | King James Bible |
| 1In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. | 1A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. |
| 2"LORD, rescue me from lying lips and a deceitful tongue." | 2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. |
| 3What will he give you, and what will he do to you, you deceitful tongue? | 3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? |
| 4A warrior's sharp arrows with burning charcoal! | 4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. |
| 5What misery that I have stayed in Meshech, that I have lived among the tents of Kedar! | 5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! |
| 6I have dwelt too long with those who hate peace. | 6My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. |
| 7I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war. | 7I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. |
| The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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