Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues. New Living Translation while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me. English Standard Version For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. Berean Standard Bible For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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 American Standard Bible For they have opened a wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. NASB 1995 For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. NASB 1977 For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. Legacy Standard Bible For they have opened a wicked mouth and a deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken to me with a lying tongue. Amplified Bible 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. Christian Standard Bible For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. Holman Christian Standard Bible For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. American Standard Version For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceiver is opened against me; they have spoken with me with a false tongue. Brenton Septuagint Translation for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the crafty man have been opened against me: they have spoken against me with a crafty tongue. Contemporary English Version Destructive and deceitful lies are told about me, Douay-Rheims Bible O God, be not thou silent in thy praise: for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful man is opened against me. English Revised Version For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: they have spoken unto me with a lying tongue. GOD'S WORD® Translation Wicked and deceitful people have opened their mouths against me. They speak against me with lying tongues. Good News Translation Wicked people and liars have attacked me. They tell lies about me, International Standard Version for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people are opened against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. JPS Tanakh 1917 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me; They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue. Literal Standard Version For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, | They have opened against me, | They have spoken with me—A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred! Majority Standard Bible For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. New American Bible O God, whom I praise, do not be silent, for wicked and treacherous mouths attack me. They speak against me with lying tongues; NET Bible For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. New Revised Standard Version For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. New Heart English Bible for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue. Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue. Young's Literal Translation For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me -- A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred! Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Song of the Slandered1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent. 2For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. 3They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.… Cross References Exodus 22:24 My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless. Psalm 10:7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue. Psalm 31:18 May lying lips be silenced--lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt. Psalm 52:4 You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue. Psalm 119:69 Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart. Psalm 120:2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue. Treasury of Scripture 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. the mouth Psalm 31:13,18 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life… Psalm 64:3,4 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: … Psalm 140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. of the deceitful. Psalm 120:3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? Proverbs 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, Proverbs 12:19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Jump to Previous Deceit Deceitful Falsehood Hatred Lying Mouth Mouths Open Opened Sinner Speaking Tongue Tongues Wicked Wickedness WordsJump to Next Deceit Deceitful Falsehood Hatred Lying Mouth Mouths Open Opened Sinner Speaking Tongue Tongues Wicked Wickedness WordsPsalm 109 1. David complains of his slanderous enemies16. He shows their sin 21. Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help 29. He promises thankfulness (2) Of the deceitful.--Properly, as in margin, of deceit; consequently, to make the two expressions alike, it is proposed to read, instead of "mouth of the wicked" (properly, of a wicked man), "mouth of wickedness." In any case the best English equivalent will be, "a wicked mouth and a deceitful mouth." "A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword" (Whichcote). Spoken against me.--Rather (comp. Psalm 12:3), talked with me. Verse 2. - For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful; literally, of deceit - the abstract for the concrete. Are opened against me; literally, hare they opened upon me (Kay, Cheyne, Revised Version). They have spoken against ms with a lying tongue (comp. Psalm 27:12; Psalm 35:11). Calumny and misrepresentation are ever the portion of the children of God. David was calumniated by Saul (1 Samuel 22:7-13), by Absalom (2 Samuel 15:3, 4), by Shimei (2 Samuel 16:8), and others. One more perfect than David was even more calumniated (Matthew 11:19; Matthew 12:24; Matthew 26:61; Luke 23:2, etc.).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction wicked רָשָׁ֡ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person and deceitful מִ֭רְמָה (mir·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4820: Deceit, treachery mouths פִ֪י (p̄î) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to open פָּתָ֑חוּ (pā·ṯā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6605: To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve against me; עָלַ֣י (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against they speak דִּבְּר֥וּ (dib·bə·rū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue against אִ֝תִּ֗י (’it·tî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among me with lying שָֽׁקֶר׃ (šā·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood tongues. לְשׁ֣וֹן (lə·šō·wn) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 3956: The tongue Links Psalm 109:2 NIVPsalm 109:2 NLT Psalm 109:2 ESV Psalm 109:2 NASB Psalm 109:2 KJV Psalm 109:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 109:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 109:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 109:2 French Bible Psalm 109:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 109:2 For they have opened the mouth (Psalm Ps Psa.) |