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Psalms 109:2
2For the mouth of the wicked [man] and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue,
Psalms 109:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
- New International Version (NIV)for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful Have opened against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
Context of Psalms 109:2
1O God of my praise, be not silent: For the mouth of the wicked [man] and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue, 3And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause. 4For my love they are mine adversaries; but I [give myself unto] prayer.
Read all of Psalms 109Psalms 109:2 word by word
כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽפִי־מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗י לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 109:2
- Psalms 31:13For I have heard the slander of many — terror on every side — when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away my life.
- Psalms 64:3Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, [and] have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;
- Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.
- 2 Samuel 15:3And Absalom said to him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man to hear thee [appointed] by the king.
- 2 Samuel 17:1And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me, I pray, choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David to-night;
- Proverbs 15:28The heart of a righteous [man] studieth to answer; but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
- Matthew 26:59And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.
- Psalms 120:3What shall be given unto thee, what shall be added unto thee, thou deceitful tongue?
- Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
- Proverbs 12:19The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
- Jeremiah 9:3And they bend their tongue, their bow of falsehood, and not for fidelity are they valiant in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith Jehovah.
- Acts 6:13And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;
Commentaries on Psalms 109:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The mouth of the wicked and - the deceitful are opened against me - Many persons are continually uttering calumnies against me. Thou knowest my heart and its innocence; vindicate my uprightness against these calumniators.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful - literally, “The mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit.” This acquaints us with the nature of the wrong which had been done him. It was slander; undeserved reproach. Are opened against me - Margin, “have opened;” that is, have opened themselves. They have spoken against me with a lying tongue - They have accused me of things which are not true; they have made false charges against me…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-31The psalmist starts this lament by accusing his accusers of repaying good with evil (Psalm 109:1–5). At the end of the psalm, he prays to the Lord, seeking protection (Psalm 109:21–25) and vengeance (109:26–31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. For the mouth ... opened--or, "They have opened a wicked mouth" against me--literally, "with me," that is, Their intercourse is lying, or, they slander me to my face (Mt 26:59).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 109
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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