1 I cried to God in my distress,
And by the Lord my prayer was heard;
O save me, Lord, from lying lips
And from the false, deceitful word.
2 What woe for falsehood can atone,
Or punish the deceitful tongue,
The tongue whose speech consumes like fire,
Whose words like deadly shafts are flung?
3 Alas for me, whose lot is cast
With those who find their joy in strife!
With those who hate the paths of peace
I long have dwelt and spent my life.
4 In thought and act I am for peace,
Peace I pursue and ever seek;
But those about me are for strife,
Though I in love and kindness speak.
Display Title: I Cried to God in My DistressFirst Line: I cried to God in my distressTune Title: BABYLON'S STREAMSMeter: L. M.Scripture: Psalm 120Date: 1976Subject: Character, Evil | ; Character, Good | ; Falsehood | ; Love For Enemies | ; Righteous And Wicked Contrasted |
Display Title: I Cried to God in My DistressFirst Line: I cried to God in my distressTune Title: ROCKINGHAM NEWMeter: L. M.Scripture: Psalm 120Date: 1934Subject: Evil Character | ; Falsehood | ; Good Character | ; Love for God | ; Love for Men | ; Righteous And Wicked Contrasted |
Display Title: I Cried to God in My DistressFirst Line: I cried to God in my distressTune Title: BABYLON'S STREAMSAuthor: AnonymousMeter: LMSource: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 343
Display Title: The False TongueFirst Line: I cried to God in my distressTune Title: RETREATMeter: L. M.Scripture: Psalm 120Date: 1912Subject: Afflictions | Complaint of; Afflictions | From the Wicked; Afflictions | Many and Severe; Afflictions | Prayer in; Afflictions | Refuge in; Aspirations | For Peace and Rest; Christians | Conflicts of; The Wicked | Separation from