Psalms 120:4
Behold, he that keeps Israel shall not slumber nor sleep. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
In Context
3Let not your foot be moved; and let not your keeper slumber. 1
5The Lord shall keep you: the Lord is your shelter upon your right hand. 1
Cross References
Psalms 7:13And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the + 7:13 See Heb. perhaps 'persecuting ones.' raging ones. 1
Psalms 52:5or God has scattered the bones of the men-pleasers; they were ashamed, for God despised them. 1
Psalms 59:7Galaad is mine, and Manasse is mine; and Ephraim is the + 59:7 Or, strengthening. strength of my head; 1
Proverbs 11:9In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous.
Proverbs 11:18An ungodly man performs unrighteous works: but the seed of the righteous is a reward of truth.
Proverbs 16:27But the perverse bears destruction upon his own mouth: a foolish man digs up evil for himself, and treasures fire on his own lips.
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 →