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Psalms 120:2

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Save me, O LORD, from people who lie to me and speak deceitfully.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is asking God to protect him from people who lie and deceive with their words.

📚 Historical Context

This is the first of the 'Songs of Ascents' (Psalms 120-134), which were sung by Jewish pilgrims as they traveled up to Jerusalem for religious festivals. The psalmist appears to be in distress, possibly living among hostile neighbors or in exile, surrounded by people he cannot trust.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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