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.
• 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 whom I praise, do not ignore me! For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. 3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason. 4They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray.

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 what so many are saying, the terrifying news that comes from every direction. When they plot together against me, they figure out how they can take my life.
• Psalms 64:3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
• Psalms 140:3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips. (Selah)
• 2 Samuel 15:3Absalom would then say to him, “Look, your claims are legitimate and appropriate. But there is no representative of the king who will listen to you.”
• 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night.
• Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
• Matthew 26:59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
• Psalms 120:3How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?
• Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
• Proverbs 12:19The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.
• Jeremiah 9:3The Lord says, “These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.
• Acts 6:13They brought forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop saying things 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