Psalms 120:4
Behold, he that keeps Israel 1 Shall not slumber nor sleep. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
In Context
3Let not thy foot be moved; 1 And let not thy keeper slumber. 1
5The Lord shall keep thee: 1 The Lord is thy shelter upon thy right hand. 1
Cross References
Psalms 7:13If ye will not repent, he will furbish his sword; 1 He has bent his bow, and made it ready. 1
Psalms 52:5Will none of the workers of iniquity know, 1 Who devour my people as they would eat bread? 1 They have not called upon God. 1 There were they greatly afraid, where there was no fear: 1
Psalms 59:7That thy beloved ones may be delivered; 1 Save with thy right hand, and hear me. 1
Proverbs 11:9In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: 1 But the understanding of righteous men is prosperous. 1
Proverbs 11:18An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: 1 But the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth. 1
Proverbs 16:27But the perverse bears destruction upon his own mouth: 1 A foolish man digs up evil for himself, 1 And treasures fire on his own lips. 1
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 →