Psalms 120:4
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?
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!
- KJV
- Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
- WEB
- Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
- ASV
- Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper.
- DARBY
- Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with burning coals of broom-wood.
- BLB
- The sharpened arrows of a mighty one, with the burning coals of broom trees!
- ÅB
- Voldsmannens skarpe piler og glør av gyvelbusken[^1].
- OTB
- Skarpe krigerpiler,
sammen med glødende kull fra gyvelbusken! - B1930
- Voldsmannens skarpe piler og glør av gyvelbusken. / < d.e. fordervende og smertefulle straffer.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 3:5–8
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Read in contextProverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Read in contextProverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Read in contextPsalms 45:5
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
Read in contextProverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Read in contextProverbs 16:27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
Read in contextProverbs 12:22
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Read in contextProverbs 11:18
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
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