Psalms 120:3
What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. Some think these words describe lying lips, and a false tongue; which are like arrows, sharp ones, sent out from a bow drawn with a mighty hand,…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
What shall be given unto thee? - Margin, “What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee;” or, “what shall it profit thee?” Luther, “What can the false tongue do?” Others render this, “How will God…
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.…