Psalms 109:2

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me.

Context of Psalms 109:2

1Be not silent, O God of my praise! For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. 3They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. 4In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer.

Psalms 109:2 word by word

כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽפִי־מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗י לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• of the deceitfulמִרְמָהmirmâh · deceitH4820
• are openedפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• against me: they have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• against me with a lyingשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956

Cross-references for Psalms 109:2

• Psalms 31:13For I hear the whispering of many— terror on every side!— as they scheme together against me, as they plot to take my life.
• Psalms 64:3who whet their tongues like swords, who aim bitter words like arrows,
• Psalms 140:3They make their tongue sharp as a serpent's, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah
• 2 Samuel 15:3Absalom would say to him, "See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you."
• 2 Samuel 17:1Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.
• Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
• Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,
• Psalms 120:3What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, you deceitful tongue?
• Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
• Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
• Jeremiah 9:3They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the Lord.
• Acts 6:13and they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this 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

Topics related to Psalms 109:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Enemy
• Falsehood
• Malice
• Slander

In the dictionaries

• God
• Psalms, Book of
• Tongue

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