Psalms 120:4

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. The "sharp arrows of the mighty" are those that are "sharp in the heart of the King's enemies" (Psalms 45:5). The arrows of "the mighty" (literally, the hero or warrior) God, going forth to war with His foes (Deuteronomy 32:42; Psalms 7:13). For "juniper" translates [ retem (H7574) or rotem (H7574)], 'the broom,' or genista, which the Arabs regard as the best wood-fuel. As their slanders pierced like "sharp arrows" (cf. Psalms 57:4), and burnt like a red-hot coal; so by the law of retribution in kind, God will give them "sharp arrows" and 'hot coals' (Psalms 140:10; also 18:12-13).