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Psalms 144:8

Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

KJV

Miserator et misericors Dominus : patiens, et multum misericors.

Vulgate

οἰκτίρμων καὶ ἐλεήμων ὁ κύριος, μακρόθυμος καὶ πολυέλεος·

LXX

Whose mouth speaketh deceit, And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

ASV

אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּ֭י/הֶם דִּבֶּר שָׁ֑וְא וִֽ֝/ימִינָ֗/ם יְמִ֣ין שָֽׁקֶר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
וֹ
v
noun · 141×
י
y
noun · 496×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
שָׁ֑וְא
shv'
noun · 52×
שָֽׁקֶר
shqr
noun · 110×

Historic Christian voices

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

1. Wonderful indeed were the things in the Temple, the Holy of Holies; and again awful were those things also that were done at Mount Sina, the fire, the darkness, the blackness, the tempest. cf. Deuteronomy 33:2 For, it says, God appeared in Sina, and long ago were these things celebrated. The New Covenant, however, was not given with any of these things, but has been given in…

Cross-references

  • Isa 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Isa 44:20 — He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
  • Ps 12:2 — They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
  • Ps 12:2 — They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
  • Ps 41:6 — And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
  • Ps 62:4 — They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.