Sin of tongue - lies

Psalm 120
Call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me. Save me, Lord from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.
What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue?
Too long have I lived among those who hate peace. I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.
The whiplash(揮鞭) of wagging tongues.
Many psalms, like this one, are full of references to the sins of the tongue - lies, scandal, slander, hypocrisy. The follower of God may suffer as much from what people say as from what they do.
Why?
There are may lies, scandal, slander and hypocrisy in our living environment. Sometime we may suffered by those evil things. Pray to the Lord and call on God. Help us to identify the true and deceitful tongue. And let me do not greedy, for greedy is easy fall into the deceitful pit.
How?
I am for peace and like the truth, hate the deceitful tongue. Pray to the Lord is my way under distress.