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Psalm 120

Psa. 120:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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ηSharp
shanan (Hebrew #8150)
to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate
KJV usage: prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.
Pronounce: shaw-nan'
Origin: a primitive root
arrows
chets (Hebrew #2671)
properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; (by interchange for 6086) the shaft of a spear
KJV usage: + archer, arrow, dart, shaft, staff, wound.
Pronounce: khayts
Origin: from 2686
of the mighty
gibbowr (Hebrew #1368)
intensive from the same as 1397; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
KJV usage: champion, chief, X excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
Pronounce: ghib-bore'
Origin: or (shortened) gibbor {ghib-bore'}
, with coals
gechel (Hebrew #1513)
from an unused root meaning to glow or kindle; an ember
KJV usage: (burning) coal.
Pronounce: geh'-khel
Origin: or (feminine) gacheleth {gah-kheh'-leth}
of juniper
rethem (Hebrew #7574)
from 7573; the Spanish broom (from its pole-like stems)
KJV usage: juniper (tree).
Pronounce: reh'-them
Origin: or rothem {ro'-them}
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or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man.

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Ministry on This Verse

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Sharp, etc.
or, It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man,with coals of juniper.
Psa. 57:4• 4My soul [is] in the midst of lions;{HR}I will lie down with those on fire, the sons of men,{HR}Their teeth spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. (Psa. 57:4)
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Psa. 59:7• 7Behold, they belch out with their mouth:{HR}Swords [are] in their lips; for who heareth? (Psa. 59:7)
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Prov. 11:9,12,18• 9With the mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour;{HR}But through knowledge are the righteous delivered.
 12He that despiseth his neighbour is void of heart;{HR}But a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
 18The wicked earneth deceitful wages,{HR}But he that soweth righteousness a sure reward. (Prov. 11:9,12,18)
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Prov. 16:27• 27A man of Belial diggeth evil,{HR}And on his lips [is] as a scorching fire. (Prov. 16:27)
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Prov. 18:8,21• 8The words of a tale-bearer [are] as dainty morsels,{HR}And they go down to the chambers of the belly.
 21Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue;{HR}And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (Prov. 18:8,21)
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James 3:5‑8• 5So also the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. See how large a wood how little a fire kindleth!
 6And the tongue [is] fire, the world of iniquity; the tongue cometh to be in our members that which defileth the whole body, and setteth in a blaze the course of nature, and is set in a blaze by gehenna.
 7For every nature of both wild beasts and birds, of both things that creep and things in the sea, is tamed and hath been tamed by the nature of man;
 8but the tongue is none of men able to tame; an unsettled evil, full of deadly poison. (James 3:5‑8)
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Psa. 7:13• 13And at him he hath aimed the weapons of death;{HR}He maketh his arrows to be burning. (Psa. 7:13)
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Psa. 52:5• 5God shall likewise destroy thee forever;{HR}He shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of tent,{HR}And root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. (Psa. 52:5)
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Psa. 140:9,11• 9[As for] the head of my surroundings,{HR}Let the mischief of their lips cover them.
 11A man of tongue shall not be established in the earth (land);{HR}A man of violence, evil shall hunt him to ruin (destruction). (Psa. 140:9,11)
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Deut. 32:23‑24• 23{i}I will heap mischiefs upon them;{HR}Mine arrows will I spend against them.{HR}{/i}
 24{i}They shall be consumed with hunger,{HR}And devoured with burning heat,{HR}And with poisonous pestilence;{HR}And the teeth of beasts will I send against them,{HR}With the poison of what crawleth in the dust.{HR}{/i} (Deut. 32:23‑24)
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Prov. 12:22• 22Lying lips [are] an abomination to Jehovah;{HR}But those that deal truly are his delight. (Prov. 12:22)
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Prov. 19:5,9• 5A false witness shall not be unpunished,{HR}And an utterer of lies shall not escape.
 9A false witness shall not be held innocent,{HR}And one uttering lies shall perish. (Prov. 19:5,9)
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Rev. 21:8• 8But for the cowardly and faithless and abominable and murderers and fornicators and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part {i}shall be{/i} in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. (Rev. 21:8)
• It is not, however, for the godly man to vindicate himself: Christ, the Mighty One, (JND) will use sharp arrows and fire, against those who have spoken evil of His people (Psa. 14:5). (“Psalm 119:153-160: Divison 20 (Resh)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with burning coals of broom-wood.

W. Kelly Translation

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A mighty one’s arrows sharpened,{HR}With coals of broom.