Psalms 120:4
It is like the sharp arrows of the mighty man; Like coals of the juniper.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
In Context
3What profit to thee, Or what advantage to thee, is the false tongue?
5Alas for me, that I sojourn in Mesech, That I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Cross References
Psalms 7:13He prepareth for him the instruments of death; He shooteth his burning arrows.
Psalms 52:5Thee also shall God utterly destroy! o He shall seize thee, and tear thee from thy dwelling-place, And uproot thee from the land of the living. [[Pause.]]
Psalms 59:7Behold! with their mouths they belch out malice; Swords are upon their lips; “For who,” say they, “will hear?”
Proverbs 11:9By his mouth the vile man destroyeth his neighbor; But by the knowledge of the righteous are men delivered.
Proverbs 11:18The wicked toileth for deceitful wages; But he who soweth righteousness shall have a sure reward.
Proverbs 16:27A worthless man diggeth mischief, And on his lips there is, as it were, 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 →