Psalms 120:3
What will [God] give unto thee? or what will he add unto thee, thou tongue of deceit?
Leeser Tanakh
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, deliver my soul from lips of falsehood, and from a tongue of deceit.
4Sharpened arrows of the mighty, with coals of the broom-bush.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, when he hath gained unjust wealth, when God casteth forth his soul?
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 →