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Psalms 120:4

Psalms 120:4
Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech,.... Meshech was a son of Japheth, Gen 10:2; whose posterity are thought by some to be the Muscovites (z) and Scythians, a barbarous sort of people: Mesech is…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Sharp arrows of the mighty - This is an answer to the question in Psa 120:3. The consequence - the effect - of such a use of the tongue must be like sharp and piercing arrows, or like intensely…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 120:1-4

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.…