Psalms 120:3

Psalms 120:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
• New International Version (NIV)What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue?
• English Standard Version (ESV)What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?
• New King James Version (NKJV)What shall be given to you, Or what shall be done to you, You false tongue?

Context of Psalms 120:3

1In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. 2“Lord, rescue me from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.” What will he give you, and what will he do to you, you deceitful tongue? 4A warrior’s sharp arrows with burning charcoal! 5What misery that I have stayed in Meshech, that I have lived among the tents of Kedar!

Psalms 120:3 word by word

מַה־יִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭ךָ וּמַה־יֹּסִ֥יף לָ֗ךְ לָשׁ֥וֹן רְמִיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• What shall be givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto thee? or what shall be doneיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• unto thee, thou falseרְמִיָּהremîyâh · deceitH7423
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956

Cross-references for Psalms 120:3

• Job 27:8For what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
• Matthew 16:26For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life?
• Romans 6:21So what fruit was produced then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is death.

Commentaries on Psalms 120:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3What shall be given unto thee? - Thou art worthy of the heaviest punishments.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3What shall be given unto thee? - Margin, “What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee;” or, “what shall it profit thee?” Luther, “What can the false tongue do?” Others render this, “How will God punish thee?” Others, “What will he (God) give to thee?” That is, What recompence can you expect from God for these malignant calumnies? A literal translation of this verse would be, “What shall the tongue of deceit give to thee, and what shall it add to thee?”…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The psalmist speaks with the liars around him. He feels confident that the Lord will judge them. The Divine Warrior (see Psalms 7:12–13; 11:4–6) will attack the liars with sharp arrows and burning coals.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-72-3. Slander and deceit charged on his foes implies his innocence. tongue--as in Psa 52:2, 4.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 120:3

• Falsehood
• Speaking

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Commentaries on Psalms 120

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings