Psalms 120:4
The arrows of the hero sharpened, with burning coals of broom.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
In Context
3What shall be given to thee, and what shall be added to thee, thou deceitful tongue?
5Woe is me, That I sojourn in Meshek,—That I abide near the tents of Kedar!
Cross References
Psalms 7:13But, for himself, hath he made ready the weapons so deadly, His arrows, he, so fiery, would make:
Psalms 52:5GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. [Selah.]
Psalms 59:7Lo! they belch forth with their mouth, Swords, are in their lips, For [say they], Who doth hear?
Proverbs 11:9With the mouth, a profane man destroyeth his neighbour, but, through knowledge, shall righteous men be delivered.
Proverbs 11:18The lawless man, earneth the wages of falsehood, but, he that soweth righteousness, hath the reward of fidelity.
Proverbs 16:27An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief,—and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.
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 →