Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of broom.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
In Context
3What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
5Woe is me, that I sojourn with Meshech, that I dwell beside the tents of Kedar!
Cross References
Psalms 7:13(7-14) He hath also prepared for him the weapons of death, yea, His arrows which He made sharp.
Psalms 52:5(52-7) God will likewise break thee for ever, He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah
Psalms 59:7(59-8) Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: 'For who doth hear?'
Proverbs 11:9With his mouth the impious man destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.
Proverbs 11:18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
Proverbs 16:27An ungodly man diggeth up evil, and in his lips there is as 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 →