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

Context of Psalms 109:2

1Do not keep silent, O God of my praise! 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. 3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause. 4In return for my love they are my accusers, 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 slander of many; Fear is on every side; While they take counsel together against me, They scheme to take away my life.
• Psalms 64:3Who sharpen their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
• Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
• 2 Samuel 15:3Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your case is good and right; but there is no deputy of the king to hear you.”
• 2 Samuel 17:1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Now let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.
• Proverbs 15:28The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.
• Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests, the elders, and all the council sought false testimony against Jesus to put Him to death,
• Psalms 120:3What shall be given to you, Or what shall be done to you, You false tongue?
• Proverbs 6:17A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,
• Proverbs 12:19The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
• Jeremiah 9:3“And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me,” says the Lord.
• Acts 6:13They also set up false witnesses who said, “This man does not cease to speak blasphemous 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