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Psalm 120 in Hebrew and English

7 verses, about 1 minute to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת אֶל־יְהוָה בַּצָּרָתָה לִּי קָרָאתִי וַֽיַּעֲנֵֽנִי׃

A Song of Ascents. In my distress I called unto the LORD, And He answered me.

יְהוָה הַצִּילָה נַפְשִׁי מִשְּׂפַת־שֶׁקֶר מִלָּשׁוֹן רְמִיָּֽה׃

O LORD, deliver my soul from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue.

מַה־יִּתֵּן לְךָ וּמַה־יֹּסִיף לָךְ לָשׁוֹן רְמִיָּֽה׃

What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue?

חִצֵּי גִבּוֹר שְׁנוּנִים עִם גַּחֲלֵי רְתָמִֽים׃

Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of broom.

אוֹיָה־לִי כִּי־גַרְתִּי מֶשֶׁךְ שָׁכַנְתִּי עִם־אָהֳלֵי קֵדָֽר׃

Woe is me, that I sojourn with Meshech, That I dwell beside the tents of Kedar!

רַבַּת שָׁכְנָה־לָּהּ נַפְשִׁי עִם שׂוֹנֵא שָׁלֽוֹם׃

My soul hath full long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.

אֲנִי־שָׁלוֹם וְכִי אֲדַבֵּר הֵמָּה לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

I am all peace; But when I speak, they are for war.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fifth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 27 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Shabbat
  • Part of the Songs of Ascents
  • 7 verses, 51 words, about 1 minute to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 120 have?

Psalm 120 has 7 verses and 51 words.

On which day is Psalm 120 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 27 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Shabbat.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 120?

The heading of Psalm 120 does not name an author.

How long does it take to read Psalm 120?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.