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Sharp arrows of the mighty — This is an answer to the question in (Psalms 120:3). The consequence — the effect — of suc…

Sharp. More accurately, sharpened, whetted, as if for a purpose.
Juniper. Properly, broom.

The arrows of a strong man sharpened, with coals of juniper. Here the Psalmist further illustrates the malice of those who distress the si…

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
Some think these words describe lying lips and a false tongue, …

The psalmist was brought into great distress by a deceitful tongue. May every good man be delivered from lying lips. They forged false charges agai…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes