Psalms 120:3
What punishment will he give you? what more will he do to you, you false tongue?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
In Context
2O Lord, be the saviour of my soul from false lips, and from the tongue of deceit.
4Sharp arrows of the strong, and burning fire.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
Romans 6:21What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 120:2-5
Confession and Complaints. 1 In my distress I cried unto the Lord , and he heard me. 2 Deliver my soul, O Lord , from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. 3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Here is, I. Deliverance from a false tongue obtained by prayer. David records his own experience of this. 1. He was brought into distress, into great distress, by lying lips and a deceitful tongue. There were those that… Read the whole commentary →