A Song of degrees.
1 In my distress
I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
Katika shida yangu nalimlilia Bwana Naye akaniitikia.
2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.
Ee Bwana, uiponye nafsi yangu Na midomo ya uongo na ulimi wa hila.
3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
Akupe nini, akuzidishie nini, Ewe ulimi wenye hila?
4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Mishale ya mtu hodari iliyochongoka, Pamoja na makaa ya mretemu.
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech,
That I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Ole wangu mimi! Kwa kuwa nimekaa katika Mesheki; Na kufanya maskani yangu Katikati ya hema za Kedari.
6 My soul hath long dwelt
With him that hateth peace.
Nafsi yangu imekaa siku nyingi, Pamoja naye aichukiaye amani.
7 I am for peace:
But when I speak, they are for war.
Mimi ni wa amani; Bali ninenapo, wao huelekea vita.
