Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
In Context
3What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
Cross References
Psalms 7:13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he maketh his arrows fiery shafts.
Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah
Psalms 59:7Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Proverbs 11:9With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.
Proverbs 11:18The wicked earneth deceitful wages: but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.
Proverbs 16:27A worthless man deviseth mischief: and in his lips there is as a scorching 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 →