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Psalms 109:2

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.

KJV

Virgam virtutis tuæ emittet Dominus ex Sion : dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum.

Vulgate

ῥάβδον δυνάμεως ἐξαποστελεῖ Κύριος ἐκ Σιών· καὶ κατακυρίευε ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἐχθρῶν σου.

LXX

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.

ASV

כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽ/פִי מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣/י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗/י לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
י
y
noun · 496×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יִּפְתַּ֖ח
yptch
verb · 144×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
noun · 116×
מִרְמָֽה
mrmh
noun · 38×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
שָֽׁקֶר
shqr
noun · 110×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. But what do you say, O man? Christ became a slave for you, having taken the form of a slave, Philippians 2:7 and was crucified, and rose again. And when you ought for this reason to adore Him risen and admire His loving kindness; because what neither father, nor friend, nor son, did for you, all this the Lord wrought for you, the enemy and offender — when, I say, you ought t…

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 15:3 — And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
  • 2Sam 17:1 — Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
  • 2Sam 17:1 — Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
  • Acts 6:13 — And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
  • Jer 9:3 — And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
  • Jer 9:5 — And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
  • Matt 26:59 — Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
  • Prov 6:17 — A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Prov 12:19 — The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
  • Prov 15:28 — The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
  • Ps 31:13 — 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.
  • Ps 31:18 — Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
  • Ps 52:4 — Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
  • Ps 64:2 — Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
  • Ps 64:3 — Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
  • Ps 119:69 — The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
  • Ps 120:2 — Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.