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Psalms 120:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.


Psalms 120:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 120:46 words
HebrewMeaning
חִצֵּ֣יḥiṣēy
arrows ofnounH2671
archer · dart · shaft · staff ···
גִבּ֣וֹרgibwōr
a warrioradjH1368
chief · excel · giant · man ···
שְׁנוּנִ֑יםšənwniym
sharpenedverbH8150
sharp · teach diligently · whet
עִ֝֗םʿim
withpronH5973
against · and · as · before ···
גַּחֲלֵ֥יgaḥălēy
burning coals ofnounH1513
רְתָמִֽיםrətāmiym
broom plantsnounH7574
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 120:4

1. The Psalm which we have just heard chanted, and have responded to with our voices, is short, and very profitable. You will not long toil in hearing, nor will you toil fruitlessly in working. For it is, according to the title prefixed to it, “A song of degrees.” Degrees are either of ascent or of descent. But degrees, as they are used in this Psalm, are of ascending...There are therefore both those who ascend and those who descend on that ladder. Genesis 28:12 Who are they…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 120
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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