Psalms 120:2

120:1 A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

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

KJV

Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

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

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

120:3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? What shall be given: or, What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee? or, what shall is profit thee? done: Heb. added

What does Psalms 120:2 mean?

Psalms 120:2 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָצַל (nâtsal), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Deliverנָצַלnâtsal/naw-tsal'/H5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense

soul,נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

from

lyingשֶׁקֶרsheqer/sheh'-ker/H8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

lips,שָׂפָהsâphâh/saw-faw'/H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

and

from

deceitfulרְמִיָּהrᵉmîyâh/rem-ee-yaw'/H7423remissness, treachery

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)

Topics

Falsehood

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 120:2.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

Genesis 32:30

And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. Peniel: that is, The face of God

Job 27:4

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

Psalms 101:7

He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. shall not tarry: Heb. shall not be established

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 120:2 say?

Psalms 120:2 (King James Version) reads: "Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue."

Is Psalms 120:2 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 120:2 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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