1. A Canticle in steps. When troubled, I cried out to the Lord, and he heard me
  2. O Lord, free my soul from lips of iniquity and from the deceitful tongue
  3. What will be given to you, or what will be added to you, for a deceitful tongue?
  4. the sharp arrows of the powerful, along with the burning coals of desolation
  5. Woe to me, for my sojourning has been prolonged. I have lived with the inhabitants of Kedar
  6. My soul has long been a sojourner
  7. With those who hated peace, I was peaceful. When I spoke to them, they fought against me without cause