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World English Bible

Psalms 109:2

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Enemy;   Falsehood;   Malice;   Slander;  

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Tongue;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Tongue;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
while the wicked slander me and tell lies about 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.
Update Bible Version
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit they have opened against me: They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
New Century Version
Wicked people and liars have spoken against me; they have told lies about me.
New English Translation
For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.
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.
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.
English Standard Version
For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
God, holde thou not stille my preisyng; for the mouth of the synner, and the mouth of the gileful man is openyd on me.
Berean Standard Bible
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
Contemporary English Version
Destructive and deceitful lies are told about me,
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.
Bible in Basic English
For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.
Complete Jewish Bible
For wicked and deceitful men have opened their mouths against me, spoken against me with lying tongues,
Darby Translation
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,
Easy-to-Read Version
Wicked people are telling lies about me. They are saying things that are not true.
JPS Old Testament (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.
King James Version (1611)
For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth of the deceitfull are opened against mee: they haue spoken against me with a lying tongue.
New Life Bible
For sinners and liars have opened their mouths against me. They have spoken against me with lying tongues.
New Revised Standard
For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth full of deceite are opened vpon me: they haue spoken to me with a lying tongue.
George Lamsa Translation
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me;
Good News Translation
Wicked people and liars have attacked me. They tell lies about me,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, the mouth of the lawless one and the mouth of the deceiver, against me, are open, They have spoken to me with false tongue;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(108-2) for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful man is opened against me.
Revised Standard Version
For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For the mouth of the vngodly and the mouth of the deceiptfull is opened vpon me: they haue spoken against me with a false tongue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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.
Christian Standard Bible®
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;they speak against me with lying tongues.
Hebrew Names Version
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.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
for wicked and deceitful mouths have opened against me. They speak to me with a lying tongue.
Literal Translation
for the mouth of the wicked, and the deceitful mouth, are opened against me; they spoke against 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!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and speake agaynst me with false toges. They compase me aboute with wordes of hatred, & fight agaynst me without a cause.
New American Standard Bible
For they have opened a wicked and deceitful mouth 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 (1995)
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.

Contextual Overview

1 <> God of my praise, don't remain silent, 2 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. 3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause. 4 In return for my love, they are my adversaries; But I am in prayer. 5 They have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the mouth: Psalms 31:13, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 64:3, Psalms 64:4, Psalms 140:3, 2 Samuel 15:3-8, 2 Samuel 17:1, Proverbs 15:28, Matthew 26:59-62

of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit

are opened: Heb. have opened themselves

with: Psalms 120:3, Proverbs 6:17, Proverbs 12:19, Jeremiah 9:3, Jeremiah 9:5, Acts 6:13

Reciprocal: Psalms 52:2 - working Psalms 55:11 - deceit Psalms 59:7 - swords Psalms 64:2 - secret Psalms 83:1 - Keep Psalms 119:69 - proud Psalms 120:2 - from lying lips Psalms 144:8 - mouth Lamentations 2:16 - thine Matthew 27:39 - reviled

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me,.... Or "of deceit" x itself; most wicked and very deceitful men, who sometimes flattered and pretended friendship, as the Jews did to Christ, when they designed ill against him; though at other times their mouths were opened, and they poured out their calumnies and reproaches very freely and largely; traducing his person, and aspersing his character as a wicked man; blaspheming his miracles, as if done by the help of the devil; charging his doctrine with novelty, falsehood, and blasphemy; loading him with invidious names, as Samaritan, madman, c representing him as an enemy to the state, as a seditious person, and a disturber of the nation's peace; particularly their mouths were opened against him when they called for his crucifixion, and would have no denial; and especially when he was on the cross, where they gaped upon him with their mouths, and poured out their scoffs and jeers at him; see Psalms 22:14.

They have spoken against me with a lying tongue, false witnesses rose up against him, and laid things to his charge he knew nothing of, and which they could not prove, Matthew 26:59.

x פי מרמה "os doli", Vatablus, Cocceius; "os fraudis", Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For 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. David, as has not been uncommon with good people, was called repeatedly to this trial.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 109:2. The 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.


 
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