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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; I lie down among them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are 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; swords are in their lips: for who say they doth hear? (Psa. 59:7)
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Prov. 11:9,12,18• 9With his mouth a hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge are the righteous delivered.
 12He that despiseth his neighbour is void of heart; but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
 18The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward. (Prov. 11:9,12,18)
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Prov. 16:27• 27A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire. (Prov. 16:27)
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Prov. 18:8,21• 8The words of a talebearer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
 21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (Prov. 18:8,21)
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James 3:5‑8• 5Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!
 6and the tongue is fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
 7For every species both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and of sea animals, is tamed and has been tamed by the human species;
 8but the tongue can no one among men tame; it is an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison. (James 3:5‑8)
arrows.
Psa. 7:13• 13And he hath prepared for him instruments of death; his arrows hath he made burning. (Psa. 7:13)
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Psa. 52:5• 5*God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. (Psa. 52:5)
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Psa. 140:9,11• 9As for the head of those that encompass me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
 11Let not the man of evil tongue be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the man of violence to his ruin. (Psa. 140:9,11)
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Deut. 32:23‑24• 23I will heap mischiefs upon them; Mine arrows will I spend against them.
 24They shall be consumed with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, And with poisonous pestilence; And the teeth of beasts will I send against them, With the poison of what crawleth in the dust. (Deut. 32:23‑24)
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Prov. 12:22• 22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight. (Prov. 12:22)
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Prov. 19:5,9• 5A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall not escape.
 9A false witness shall not be held innocent, and he that uttereth lies shall perish. (Prov. 19:5,9)
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Rev. 21:8• 8But to the fearful and unbelieving, and sinners, and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake which burns 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.