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Old TestamentPsalms · Chapter 120

Psalms 120:3

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 120:3 — by Collins Asein

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Psalms 120:3 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Psalms 120:3 — NIV

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Cross-References for Psalms 120:3

Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.

Shares the theme of a deceitful tongue.

I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues a sharp sword.

Metaphor of tongue as a weapon

They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.

Tongue as a weapon of words

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Tongue compared to piercing weapons

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire by hell.

Shares theme of the destructive power of the tongue

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey