Psalms 120:4
Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be kept most diligently.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
In Context
3For they that work iniquity, have not walked in his ways.
5O! that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications.
Cross References
Psalms 7:13Except you will be converted, he will brandish his sword: he hath bent his bow and made it ready.
Psalms 52:5Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.
Psalms 59:7They shall return at evening, and shall suffer hunger like dogs: and shall go round about the city.
Proverbs 11:9The dissembler with his mouth deceiveth his friend: but the just shall be delivered by knowledge.
Proverbs 11:18The wicked maketh an unsteady work: but to him that soweth justice, there is a faithful reward.
Proverbs 16:27The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
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 →