Psalms 120:4
Behold, he that keeps Israel shall not slumber nor sleep.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
In Context
3Let not thy foot be moved; and let not thy keeper slumber.
5The Lord shall keep thee: the Lord is thy shelter upon thy right hand.
Cross References
Psalms 7:13If ye will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.
Psalms 52:5Will none of the workers of iniquity know, who devour my people as they would eat bread? they have not called upon God. There were they greatly afraid, where there was no fear:
Psalms 59:7That thy beloved ones may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Proverbs 11:9In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
Proverbs 11:18An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
Proverbs 16:27But the perverse bears destruction upon his own mouth: a foolish man digs up evil for himself, and treasures fire on his own lips.
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 →