Matthew Henry Commentary Psalms 120
Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalms 120
Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalms 120
"In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me. Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, [And] from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given unto thee, and what shall be done more unto thee, Thou deceitful tongue? Sharp arrows of the mighty, With coals of juniper." — Psalms 120:1-4 (ASV)
The psalmist was brought into great distress by a deceitful tongue. May every good man be delivered from lying lips. They forged false charges against him.
In this distress, he sought God by fervent prayer. God can bridle their tongues. He obtained a gracious answer to this prayer.
Surely sinners dare not act as they do, if they knew, and would be persuaded to think, what its end will be.
The terrors of the Lord are his arrows; and his wrath is compared to burning coals of juniper, which have a fierce heat and burn for a very long time.
This is the portion of the false tongue; for all who love and make a lie will have their portion in the lake that burns eternally.
"Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar! My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace. I am [for] peace: But when I speak, they are for war. " — Psalms 120:5-7 (ASV)
It is very grievous to a good person, to be thrown into and kept in the company of the wicked, from whom they hope to be forever separated. Here you see the character of a good person; they desire to live peaceably with all people. And let us follow David as he prefigured Christ; in our distress let us cry to the Lord, and he will hear us. Let us pursue peace and holiness, striving to overcome evil with good.
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