Psalms:120

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* Verse 1-4 - 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 durst not act as they do , if they knew , and would be persuaded to think , what will be in the end thereof . The terrors of the Lord are his arrows ; and his wrath is compared to burning coals of juniper , which have a fierce heat , and keep fire very long . This is the portion of the false tongue ; for all that love and make a lie , shall have their portion in the lake that burns eternally . * Verse 5-7 - It is very grievous to a good man , to be cast into , and kept in the company of the wicked , from whom he hopes to be for ever separated . See here the character of a good man ; he is for living peaceably with all men . And let us follow David as he prefigured Christ ; in our distress let us cry unto the Lord , and he will hear us . Let us follow after peace and holiness , striving to overcome evil with good . **** Matthew Henry 's Commentary ****

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