Psalms 120:3
What shall he give to you, you tongue that is crafty? What yet shall he give to you?
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
In Context
2“Deliver me, Lord, from the lip that is false and the tongue that is crafty.”
4Arrows of warrior, sharpened, with glowing broom coals together.
Cross References
Romans 6:21But what were the fruits that you reaped from those things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of such things is death.
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 →