Psalms of Grace ‎#120b

120b. In My Distress to God I Cried

1 In my distress to God I cried,
and He gave ear to me.
From lying lips, and guileful tongue,
O LORD, my soul set free.

2 What shall be giv’n Thee? or what shall
be done to the false tongue?
Even burning coals of juniper,
sharp arrows of the strong.

3 Woe’s me that I in Mesech am,
a sojourner so long;
Who in the tabernacles dwell;
to Kedar that belong.

4 My soul with him that hateth peace
hath long a dweller been.
I am for peace; but when I speak,
for battle they are keen.

Text Information

• First Line: In my distress to God I cried
• Title: In My Distress to God I Cried
• Meter: 8.6.8.6 CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2022
• Scripture:
  Psalm 120
• Source: Scottish Metrical Psalter, 1650

Tune Information

• Name: MCKEE
• Adapter: Harry T. Burleigh (1939)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6 CM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: African-American spiritual