Psalms 120:3-4
What shall be given to you,
and what more shall be done to you,
you deceitful tongue?
A warrior's sharp arrows,
with glowing coals of the broom tree!
Tag: Lying Lips are Dealt With!
Deceit and lies are an abomination to God:
Proverbs 6:16-17
There are six things that the Lord hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, ...
In Psalm 120 we see a prayer of a worshipper who has been lied to. Note what He prays for:
Psalms 120:2
Deliver me, O Lord,
from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue.
Yet, he knows the lying tongue will not stop without discipline from God. That is when he continues his prayer by asking for “sharp arrows and glowing coals” to be brought down on the lier. Note some other passages that invoke similar thoughts:
Psalms 140:10-11
As for the head of those who surround me,
let the mischief of their lips overwhelm them!
Let burning coals fall upon them!
Let them be cast into fire,
into miry pits, no more to rise!
Let not the slanderer be established in the land;
let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
However, this is God’s work, not our work. Our work, during these times when the enemy is hurting us, is as equally documented in Scripture:
Proverbs 25:21-22
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat,
and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
for you will heap burning coals on his head,
and the Lord will reward you.
Our method for putting coals on the heads of our enemies is to do kindness to them. God is the one who takes care of the lying tongue, ultimately. He is the more offended One. God is the God of Truth. Therefore lying is the ultimate sin against God. Like in the above prayer of Psalms, we need to release those who deceive us to God for His ultimate judgment.
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