Psalms

Psalm 120:2–4

²Deliver my soul, O LORD,

from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

³What will He do to you,

and what will be added to you,

O deceitful tongue?

⁴Sharp arrows will come from the warrior,

with burning coals of the broom tree!

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Deliver	הַצִּ֣ילָה	haṣ·ṣî·lāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
my soul	נַ֭פְשִׁי	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
O LORD	יְֽהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
from lying	שֶׁ֑קֶר	še·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood
lips	מִשְּׂפַת־	miś·śə·p̄aṯ-	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
and a deceitful	רְמִיָּֽה׃	rə·mî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7423 deceit, treachery
tongue	מִלָּשׁ֥וֹן	mil·lā·šō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will He do	יִּתֵּ֣ן	yit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to you	לְ֭ךָ	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
and what	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will be added	יֹּסִ֥יף	yō·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
to you	לָ֗ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
O deceitful	רְמִיָּֽה׃	rə·mî·yāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7423 deceit, treachery
tongue	לָשׁ֥וֹן	lā·šō·wn	Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Sharp	שְׁנוּנִ֑ים	šə·nū·nîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H8150 whet, sharpen
arrows	חִצֵּ֣י	ḥiṣ·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2671 arrow
from the warrior	גִבּ֣וֹר	ḡib·bō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
with	עִ֝֗ם	‘im	Preposition	H5973 with
burning coals	גַּחֲלֵ֥י	ga·ḥă·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1513 ember
of the broom tree	רְתָמִֽים׃	rə·ṯā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7574 broom-plant, retem

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 120:2 Psalm 140:1–3 · Proverbs 12:22 · Psalm 52:2–4 · Psalm 109:1–2

Psalm 120:3 Job 27:8

Psalm 120:4 James 3:5–8 · Proverbs 18:21 · Proverbs 19:9 · Proverbs 12:22 · Proverbs 16:27 · Psalm 45:5 · Proverbs 19:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.