1A Canticle in steps. When troubled, I cried out to the Lord, and he heard me.stylus2O Lord, free my soul from lips of iniquity and from the deceitful tongue.stylus3What will be given to you, or what will be added to you, for a deceitful tongue?:stylus4the sharp arrows of the powerful, along with the burning coals of desolation.stylus5Woe to me, for my sojourning has been prolonged. I have lived with the inhabitants of Kedar.stylus6My soul has long been a sojourner.stylus7With those who hated peace, I was peaceful. When I spoke to them, they fought against me without cause.stylus