Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
In Context
3What shall be given to thee? or what shall be done to thee, thou false tongue?
5Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Cross References
Psalms 7:13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling-place, 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 11:9A hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbor: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.
Proverbs 11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Proverbs 16:27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as 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 →