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Psalms 109:2

109:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
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. of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit are opened: Heb. have opened themselves

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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.

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.

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.

109:3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

What does Psalms 109:2 mean?

Psalms 109:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פֶּה (peh), רָשָׁע (râshâʻ), מִרְמָה (mirmâh).

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For
the
mouthפֶּהpeh/peh/H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
of
the
wickedרָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
and
the
mouthפֶּהpeh/peh/H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
of
the
deceitfulמִרְמָהmirmâh/meer-maw'/H4820fraud
are
openedפָּתַחpâthach/paw-thakh'/H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
against
me:
they
have
spokenדָבַרdâbar/daw-bar'/H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
against
me
with
a
lyingשֶׁקֶרsheqer/sheh'-ker/H8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
tongue.לָשׁוֹןlâshôwn/law-shone'/H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
of
the
deceitful:
Heb.
of
deceit
are
opened:
Heb.
have
opened
themselves

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:2.

Job 33:2

Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. in my mouth: Heb. in my palate

Proverbs 12:17

He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

Psalms 10:7

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. deceit: Heb. deceits vanity: or, iniquity

Psalms 120:2

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Psalms 144:11

Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

Psalms 144:8

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

Psalms 34:13

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Psalms 5:9

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. faithfulness: or, stedfastness their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them very: Heb. wickednesses

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What does Psalms 109:2 say?

Psalms 109:2 (King James Version) reads: "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. of the deceitful: Heb. of deceit are opened: Heb. have opened themselves"

Is Psalms 109:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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